In recent years, dam tours have quietly become more popular. Dam cards have become a hot topic, and more and more people are overwhelmed by the grandeur of the dams. Hokkaido also has many dams that you can't miss! This time, we will introduce some of Hokkaido's most attractive dams.

Hoheikyo Dam is a famous tourist spot for its beautiful autumn leaves. The steep rocky mountains surrounding the dam create a magnificent landscape.

• Dam type: Arch concrete dam
• Dam height: 102.5m
• Crest length: 305.0m
• Total storage capacity: 47,100,000m3
• Dam lake: Lake Jozan (Top 100 Dam Lakes)

Sasanagare Dam is Japan's first buttress dam, characterized by its unique lattice-like wall. Due to its historical value, it has been selected as a "Civil Engineering Heritage Site Recommended by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers."

• Dam type: Buttress dam
• Dam height: 25.3m
• Crest length: 199.4m
• Total storage capacity: 607,000m3
• Dam lake: Sasanagare Reservoir (Top 100 Dam Lakes)

Nukabira Dam is located in Daisetsuzan National Park and boasts the largest area and water storage capacity in Hokkaido. When the water level of the artificial lake, Lake Nukabira, drops, the fantastical arch bridge, the Taushubetsu River Bridge, appears.

• Dam type: Gravity concrete dam
• Dam height: 76.0m
• Crest length: 293.0m
• Total storage capacity: 193,900,000m3
• Dam lake: Lake Nukabira

Even though more than 70 years have passed since its construction, Seidai Dam has retained almost its original form and is considered a model for postwar dam construction in Hokkaido. This dam has also been designated as a civil engineering heritage site by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.

• Dam type: Earth dam
• Dam height: 29.7m
• Crest length: 485.4m
• Total storage capacity: 3,767,000m3
• Dam lake: Seidai Reservoir (Top 100 Dam Lakes)

Located within the Hidaka Mountains Erimo Quasi-National Park, this dam was constructed with consideration for the conservation of the natural environment as a "people-friendly dam." You can freely tour the upper part of the dam embankment and the management office, and if you make a reservation in advance, you can also tour the dam operation room, observation room, and inside the dam with a guide from the dam management branch office staff.

• Dam type: Gravity concrete dam
• Dam height: 114.0m
• Crest length: 300.0m
• Total storage capacity: 54,000,000 m3
• Dam lake: Lake Tokachi Ryutan

Kanayama Dam is the only dam in Hokkaido with a unique structure, with only 13 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 water storage capacities in Japan.

• Dam type: Hollow gravity concrete dam
• Dam height: 57.3m
• Crest length: 288.5m
• Total storage capacity: 150,450,000m3
• Dam lake: Lake Kanayama (Top 100 Dam Lakes)

It is the second largest reservoir area in Japan and is the largest multipurpose dam in Hokkaido and one of the largest in the country. The Sangen Bridge, which is submerged in the reservoir, is famous as a phantom bridge that appears only once every few years during the dry season.

• Dam type: Gravity concrete dam
• Dam height: 110.6m
• Crest length: 480.0m
• Total storage capacity: 427,000,000 m3
• Dam lake: Lake Superior

Daisetsu Dam is a multipurpose dam built at the top of the Ishikari River, and downstream is the scenic Sounkyo Gorge, making it a popular tourist spot. The dam lake, Lake Daisetsu, is surrounded by virgin forest, and its vast scale and scenery make it popular with anglers.

• Dam type: Central soil impermeable wall type rockfill dam
• Dam height: 86.5m
• Crest length: 440.0m
• Total storage capacity: 66,000,000m3
• Dam lake: Lake Daisetsu

Jozankei Dam is a multipurpose dam that serves as the water reservoir for Sapporo City and supports the lives of Sapporo residents. The parkland downstream directly below the dam has beautiful scenery and is also home to a museum, making it a perfect spot for a picnic.

• Dam type: Gravity concrete dam
• Dam height: 117.0m
• Crest length: 410.0m
• Total storage capacity: 82,300,000m3
• Dam lake: Lake Sapporo

The collective name "Uryu Dam" is a dam complex on the Uryu River, consisting of two dams. The dam lake, known as "Shumarinai Lake," is more famous than the dam itself, and is known as the largest man-made lake in Japan. Since its completion during the war in 1943, it has remained the largest lake in Japan to this day.

• Dam type: Gravity concrete dam
• Dam height: 45.5m
• Crest length: 216.0m
• Total storage capacity: 224,653,000m3
• Dam lake: Lake Shumarinai