Shirakawa Dam
Shirakawa Dam is an earth-fill dam located in Nara prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for agriculture. The catchment area of the dam is 6 km2. The dam impounds about 15 ha of land when full and can store 1360 thousand cubic meters of water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akatsuchiyama Kofun and Kōninji Temple.
Akatsuchiyama Kofun
Akatsuchiyama Kofun is a Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound, located in the Ichinomoto-cho neighborhood of the city of Tenri, Nara in the Kansai region of Japan. Akatsuchiyama Kofun is situated 1 km west of Shirakawa Dam.Kōninji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Misakubo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kōninji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1 km northeast of Shirakawa Dam.
Bessho Ōtsuka Kofun
Archaeological site
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Bessho Ōtsuka Kofun is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Shirakawa Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kawanishi and Nara.
Kawanishi
Town
Photo: 名古屋太郎, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kawanishi is a town located in Shiki District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2024, the town had an estimated population of 7,985 in 3594 households, and a population density of 1300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 5.93 km2. Kawanishi is situated 8 km southwest of Shirakawa Dam.
Nara
Nara is an ancient capital city in Nara Prefecture, Kansai region of Japan. Overshadowed by its more famous neighbor Kyoto, Nara is omitted from many a time-pressed tourist's itinerary.
Ando
Town
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Ando is a town located in Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2024, the town had an estimated population of 6,962 in 3584 households, and a population density of 1600 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 4.31 km2. Ando is situated 8 km west of Shirakawa Dam.
Shirakawa Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Nara Prefecture, Japan
- Category: earth-fill dam
- Location: Tenri-shi, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Shirakawa Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shirakawa-damu”
- Japanese: “しらかわだむ”
- Japanese: “白川ダム”
- Japanese: “白川ため池”
- Japanese: “白川溜池”
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