Yashiro Dam
Yashiro Dam is a rockfill dam located in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 8.1 km2. The dam impounds about 16 ha of land when full and can store 1550 thousand cubic meters of water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Yashirochisui Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Suo-Oshima and Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii.
Suo-Oshima
Photo: Kanroku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Suo-Oshima is a town and island in Yamaguchi Prefecture on the Seto Inland Sea. It is well known for its mandarin oranges and ties to Hawaii.
Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii
Museum
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Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii is situated 2 km northwest of Yashiro Dam.
Yashiro Dam
- Location: Suō-Ōshima, Oshima District, Yamaguchi, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Yashiro Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Yashiro Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yashirochisui-damu”
- Japanese: “やしろちすいだむ”
- Japanese: “屋代ダム・屋代ダム公園”
- Japanese: “屋代ダム”
- Japanese: “屋代治水ダム”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Izui and Komatsu.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Suōōshima-chōyakuba and Kabōnomotsu-shō.
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