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Secretly Popular Giant Structures: 10 Recommended Dams in Hokkaido
1. the "Toyohirakyo Dam" (Sapporo City), famous for its autumn foliage
Sasaryu Dam (Hakodate City), a valuable architectural structure
Nukahira Dam (Kamishihoro Town), where you can see a fantastic arch bridge
Seidai Dam (Biei Town), with a beautiful view of cherry blossoms in bloom
5. the theme of the people-friendly "Fudanai River Dam" (Nakasatsunai Village )
Kanayama Dam, the only dam of its type in Hokkaido (Minami Furano Town )
Yubari Shuparo Dam, the largest multipurpose dam in Hokkaido (Yubari City)
Taisetsu Dam (Kamikawa Town), where the scenery of virgin forest is enchanting
Jozankei Dam (Sapporo City), with a park and museum
Amoryu No. 1 Dam (Horokanai Town), Japan's largest man-made lake, where the phantom fish Itou lives
1. "Toyohirakyo Dam" (Sapporo City), famous for its autumn foliage
![豊平峡ダム](https://p1-634a4370.imageflux.jp/w=768,f=webp:auto,q=78/https%3A%2F%2Fdomingo.ne.jp%2Fwp%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2Fc6c1aca3ce8f18d6da2961320f4ddd77.jpg)
Toyohirakyo Dam is a famous sightseeing spot for its beautiful autumn foliage. The sheer rocky mountains surrounding the dam provide a spectacular view.
- Dam type: Arched concrete dam
- Height of embankment: 102.5m
- Length of embankment crest: 305.0m
- Total storage capacity: 47,100,000m3
- Dam Lake: Jozan Lake (one of the 100 dammed lakes)
Electric bus operation period: May 1-Nov. 3, 8:45-16:00
Electric bus fare:
One-way: Adult 400 yen / Child 200 yen
Round trip: Adult 700 yen / Child 350 yen
Parking: Available (free of charge)
Location: 840 Jozankei, Minami-ku, Sapporo
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2. "Sasaryu Dam," a valuable architectural structure (Hakodate City)
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The Sasaryu Dam is Japan's first buttress dam, characterized by its unique latticework of walls. Because of its historical value, it has been selected as a "Civil Engineering Heritage Recommended by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
- Dam type: Buttress dam
- Height of embankment: 25.3m
- Length of embankment crest: 199.4m
- Total storage capacity: 607,000m3
- Dam lake: Sasaryu Reservoir (one of the 100 dammed lakes)
Open period
Third Saturday in April - September 30, 9:00-17:00
October 1 - November 23: 8:30 - 16:30
Parking: Available (free of charge, approximately 150 spaces, large buses can be parked)
Location: 313 Akagawa-cho, Hakodate City
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3. "Nukabira Dam" (Kamishihoro Town), where you can see a fantastic arch bridge
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Nukabira Dam is located in Daisetsuzan National Park and boasts the largest area and volume of water storage in Hokkaido. When the water level of Lake Nukabira, an artificial lake, drops, the fantastic arch bridge "Tausubetsu River Bridge" appears.
- Dam type: Gravity concrete dam
- Height of embankment: 76.0m
- Length of embankment crest: 293.0m
- Total storage capacity: 193,900,000m3
- Dam Lake: Lake Nukabira
Location:Nukabira Gen-senkyo, Kamishihoro Town
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4. Seidai Dam (Biei Town) with a beautiful view of cherry blossoms in bloom
![聖台ダム](https://p1-634a4370.imageflux.jp/w=768,f=webp:auto,q=78/https%3A%2F%2Fdomingo.ne.jp%2Fwp%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2F3afd33b1475a57fcf84939bb06874dba.jpg)
More than 70 years after its construction, the Seidai Dam still retains much of its original appearance and is regarded as a model of postwar dam construction in Hokkaido. This dam is also designated as a Civil Engineering Heritage Site by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
- Dam type: Earth dam
- Height of embankment: 29.7 m
- Length of embankment crest: 485.4m
- Total storage capacity: 3,767,000m3
- Dam lake: Seidai Reservoir (one of the 100 dammed lakes)
■Period:Spring to autumn
Closed: Winter (toilets also closed)
■Fees: Free of charge
Parking:Available (free of charge)
Location:Meiji, Biei-cho
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5. The theme is a people-friendly dam, "Fudanai River Dam" (Nakasatsunai Village)
![札内川ダム](https://p1-634a4370.imageflux.jp/w=768,f=webp:auto,q=78/https%3A%2F%2Fdomingo.ne.jp%2Fwp%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2F17a6007b4da24c37b661ec20bb095819.jpg)
Located in the Hidaka Mountains Erimo National Park, this dam was built with consideration for the preservation of the natural environment as a "people-friendly dam. The upper part of the dam embankment and the management office can be freely visited, and if reservations are made in advance, visitors can also tour the operation room, observation room, and the interior of the dam under the guidance of dam management branch office staff.
- Dam type: Gravity concrete dam
- Height of embankment: 114.0 m
- Length of embankment crest: 300.0m
- Total storage capacity: 54,000,000m3
- Dam Lake: Tokachi Ryutan Lake
Location:735-4 Minami-Satsunai, Nakasatsunai-mura
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6. "Kanayama Dam," the only dam type in Hokkaido (Minami Furano Town)
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The Kanayama Dam is the only one of its kind in Hokkaido, and one of only 13 dams in Japan. It is a hollow gravity concrete dam, with a large cavity inside the dam. It is an artificial lake blessed with a natural environment and boasts one of the largest total storage capacities in Japan.
- Dam type: Hollow gravity-type concrete dam
- Height of embankment: 57.3m
- Length of embankment crest: 288.5m
- Total storage capacity: 150,450,000m3
- Dam Lake: Lake Kanayama (one of the 100 dammed lakes)
Location:Kanayama, Minamifurano Town
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7. Yubari Shuparo Dam, the largest multipurpose dam in Hokkaido (Yubari City)
![夕張シューパロダム](https://p1-634a4370.imageflux.jp/w=768,f=webp:auto,q=78/https%3A%2F%2Fdomingo.ne.jp%2Fwp%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2F3cc9095e2bc47b54b4820e4f3b5fd525.jpg)
Boasting the second largest water surface area in Japan, this is the largest multipurpose dam in Hokkaido and one of the largest in Japan. The "Sangen Bridge," submerged in the dam lake, is famous as a phantom bridge that appears only once every few years during the drought season.
- Dam type: Gravity concrete dam
- Height of embankment: 110.6m
- Length of embankment crest: 480.0m
- Total storage capacity: 427,000,000m3
- Dam Lake: Lake Shuparo
Location: 573 Nanbu Aoba-cho, Yubari City
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8. "Taisetsu Dam" (Kamikawa Town), where the scenery of virgin forest is enchanting
![大雪ダム](https://p1-634a4370.imageflux.jp/w=768,f=webp:auto,q=78/https%3A%2F%2Fdomingo.ne.jp%2Fwp%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2F34045cc1a342e229e6085aacfcbf197f.jpg)
Taisetsu Dam is a multi-purpose dam built at the top of the main stream of the Ishikari River. Downstream is the scenic Sounkyo Gorge, which is also a popular tourist spot. Lake Taisetsu, the dam lake, is surrounded by virgin forest, and its vast scale and scenery are popular among anglers.
- Dam type: Central soil barrier type rockfill dam
- Height of embankment: 86.5m
- Length of embankment crest: 440.0m
- Total storage capacity: 66,000,000m3
- Dam Lake: Lake Taisetsu
Parking: Available (5 spaces at Taisetsu Dam Management Branch Office, 40 spaces at Taisetsu Lakeside)
Location: Sounkyo Daigakuhei, Kamikawa Town
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9. "Jozankei Dam" (Sapporo), with a park and museum
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Jozankei Dam is a multi-purpose dam that supports the lives of Sapporo citizens as the city's water reservoir. The downstream park directly below the dam is a great spot for a picnic with its scenic view and museum.
- Dam type: Gravity concrete dam
- Height of embankment: 117.0 m
- Length of embankment crest: 410.0m
- Total storage capacity: 82,300,000m3
- Dam Lake: Sapporo Lake
■Period: Downstream park area: April 28 (tentative) - early November 9:30 - 16:00
*Date of opening of the dam museum is undecided.
Fee: Free of charge
Location: Jozankei 8, Minami-ku, Sapporo
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10. "Uryu No. 1 Dam" (Horokanai Town), where the phantom fish Itou lives in the largest man-made lake in Japan
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The collective name "Uryu Dam" refers to the dam complex on the Uryu River, which consists of two dams. More famous than the dam itself is the dammed lake as "Shumarinai-ko", the largest man-made lake in Japan, which has not yet been broken since its completion during the war in 1943.
- Dam type: Gravity concrete dam
- Height of embankment: 45.5m
- Length of embankment crest: 216.0m
- Total storage capacity: 224,653,000m3
- Dam Lake: Shumarinai Lake
Location : Shumarinai, Horokanai Town
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