Kuratani-ike Dam
Kuratani-ike is an earthfill dam located in Kagawa Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 1 km2. The dam impounds about 2 ha of land when full and can store 110 thousand cubic meters of water.Places of Interest
Highlights include 81 Shiromine-ji and Kandani Shrine.
81 Shiromine-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Dokudami, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shiromine-ji is a temple belonging to the Omuro School of Shingon Buddhism, situated near an elevation of 271 meters on the slopes of Mt. Shiramine, located within the Goshikidai highlands in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture.
Kandani Shrine
Shinto shrine
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Kandani Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the kami Kagu-tsuchi, Okitsuhiko no mikoto, and Okitsuhime no mikoto.
Kokubu
Railway station
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Kokubu Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y04".
Kuratani-ike Dam
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: dam in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Categories: dam and body of water
- Location: Sakaide, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.3284° or 34° 19′ 42″ northLongitude
133.9229° or 133° 55′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8Q6M8WHF+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 1122049229OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q113499348
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Uzbek—“Kuratani-ike Dam” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “鞍谷池”
- Uzbek: “Kuratani-ike toʻgʻoni”
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