Nishigoya Dam

Nishigoya Dam is a gravity dam located in Tochigi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 286.3 km2.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Nishigoya-damu”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tobu World Square.

Theme park
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is a theme park in , Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan. The theme park contains over a hundred 1:25 scale models of famous buildings, including UNESCO-designated World Cultural and Heritage Sites, complete with 140,000 1:25 miniature people. is situated 4 km west of Nishigoya Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinugawa and Nikko.

Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Onsen is a hot spring resort in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan. The place is named after the , which flows through it.

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Nikkō is a town of 76,000 people to the north of , in . Attractions include the mausoleum of shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu and that of his grandson Iemitsu, and the Futarasan Shrine, which dates to the year 767 AD.

Nishigoya Dam

Latitude
36.79491° or 36° 47′ 42″ north
Longitude
139.75348° or 139° 45′ 13″ east
Elevation
337 metres (1,106 feet)
Open location code
8Q8XQQV3+X9
Geo­Names ID
7573605
Wiki­data ID
Q11627398
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Satellite Map

Discover Nishigoya Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Nishigoya Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Nishigoya-damu”
  • Japanese: “にしごやだむ”
  • Japanese: “にしごやダム”
  • Japanese: “西古屋ダム”
  • Uzbek: “Nishigoya toʻgʻoni”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Takatoku and Shimodaki.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Furu-daiya-gawa and Daiya-gawa.

Tochigi: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Utsunomiya, Nikko, Ashikaga, and Oyama.

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