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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maniwa and Ōjizuka Kofun.

Maniwa

Railway station

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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.

Ōjizuka Kofun

Archaeological site

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The Ōjizuka Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Mitsuki neighborhood of the city of Fujioka, Gunma in the Kantō region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a Gunma Prefecture Historic Site in 1992. Ōjizuka Kofun is situated 3 km northeast 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fujioka and Kamikawa-machi.

Fujioka

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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

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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

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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″ north

Longitude

139.0228° or 139° 1′ 22″ east

Open location code

8Q8X62PF+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 260405147

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

Wikidata ID

Q22118097

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Satellite Map

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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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