Takenuma Dam
Takenuma Dam is an earthfill dam located in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.6 km2. The dam impounds about 13 ha of land when full and can store 1034 thousand cubic meters of water.Photo: Qurren, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maniwa and Nanakoshiyama Kofun.
Maniwa
Railway station
Maniwa Station is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu. Maniwa is situated 3 km northwest of Takenuma Dam.
Nanakoshiyama Kofun
Archaeological site
Nanakoshiyama Kofun is a keyhole-shaped Kofun period burial mound located in what is now the Kamiochiai neighborhood of the city of Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. Nanakoshiyama Kofun is situated 3 km northeast of Takenuma Dam.
Ōjizuka Kofun
Archaeological site
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Ōjizuka Kofun is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km northeast of Takenuma Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fujioka and Kamikawa-machi.
Fujioka
Photo: Qurren, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fujioka is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the city had an estimated population of 64,539 in 27,616 households, and a population density of 360/km2. The total area of the city is 180.29 km2.
Kamikawa-machi
Town
Kamikawa is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2021, the town had an estimated population of 13,369 in 5774 households and a population density of 280 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 47.40 square kilometres. Kamikawa-machi is situated 8 km east of Takenuma Dam.
Kanra-machi
Town
Kanra is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2020, the town had an estimated population of 21,749 in 8311 households, and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 58.61 square kilometres. Kanra-machi is situated 9 km west of Takenuma Dam.
Takenuma Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
- Location: Fujioka Shi, Gunma, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.23609° or 36° 14′ 10″ northLongitude
139.0228° or 139° 1′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8Q8X62PF+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 260405147OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q22118097
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Satellite Map
Discover Takenuma Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Japanese to Uzbek—“Takenuma Dam” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “竹沼ダム”
- Uzbek: “Takenuma toʻgʻoni”
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Highlights include 竹沼湖 and Mishima Shrine.
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