Doyo Dam
Doyo Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam located 6 km north of Shinjō in the Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It creates the upper reservoir for the 1,500 MW Matanoagawa Pumped Storage Power Station while the Matanoagawa Dam creates the lower.Photo: 河川一等兵, Public domain.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Shinjō
- Also known as: “Doyo-damu”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kōfu and Hino.
Kōfu
Town
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Kōfu is a town located in the northeast of Hino District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 2,737 in 1023 households and a population density of 22 persons per km2. Kōfu is situated 8 km northwest of Doyo Dam.
Hino
Town
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Hino is a town located in Hino District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.As of 1 March 2025, the town had an estimated population of 2,591 in 1,223 households and a population density of 19 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 133.98 square kilometres. Hino is situated 9 km west of Doyo Dam.
Kawakami
Locality
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Kawakami was a town located in Maniwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,372 and a density of 30.43 persons per km2. Kawakami is situated 10 km northeast of Doyo Dam.
Doyo Dam
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Shinjo, Maniwa district, Okayama, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Doyo Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Doyō-damu”
- Japanese: “どようだむ”
- Japanese: “土用ダム”
- Uzbek: “Doyo toʻgʻoni”
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