Kuriyama Dam
The Kuriyama Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on a tributary of the Togawa River located 6.4 km northwest of Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed between 1981 and 1985.Photo: 河川一等兵, Public domain.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Kuriyama-damu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Imaichi Dam.
Imaichi Dam
Dam
Photo: Qurren, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Imaichi Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Togawa River located 4 kilometres west of Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The dam serves as the lower reservoir for the 1,050 megawatts Imaichi Pumped Storage Power Station, while the Kuriyama Dam forms the upper. Imaichi Dam is situated 3 km south of Kuriyama Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinugawa and Kirifuri Highlands.
Kinugawa
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kinugawa Onsen is a hot spring resort in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan. The place is named after the Kinugawa River, which flows through it.
Kirifuri Highlands
Photo: NEON, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kirifuri Highlands is a highland area between Nikko and Kuriyama in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, on the slopes of the Japanese Alps. The main activities in the area are skiing in winter and hiking in summer and autumn.
Kuriyama Dam
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Kuriyama Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kuriyama-damu”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد كورياما”
- Japanese: “くりやまだむ”
- Japanese: “栗山ダム”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kinugawa and Kami-kuriyama.
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