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The Kurobe Dam (黒部ダム), or Kuroyon Dam (黒四ダム), is a 186 m (610 ft) high variable-radius arch dam located on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.The tallest dam in Japan, [1] it supports the 335 MW Kurobe No. 4 Hydropower Plant and is owned by Kansai Electric Power Company.
Kurobe Gorge view from Kurobe Dam Kurobe Gorge relief map. Kurobe Gorge (黒部峡谷, Kurobe-kyokoku) is a canyon near Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The Kurobe Dam in Kurobe Gorge is one of highlights of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. The area was designated the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park on December 4, 1934. [1]
The tallest dam in Japan is the 186 m (610 ft) high Kurobe Dam. The largest dam by structural volume in the country is the Tokuyama Dam (pictured) with 13,700,000 m 3 (17,900,000 cu yd) of rock-fill. Tokuyama also creates Japan's largest reservoir with a water volume of 660,000,000 m 3 (540,000 acre⋅ft).
From Murodo, visitors can also reach Kurobe Dam, which stands at 186 meters (610 feet), making it the tallest dam in Japan. From Murodō Station, visitors should take the Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus (10 minutes), followed by the Tateyama Ropeway (7 minutes), and finally the Kurobe Cable Car (5 minutes). From the last stop, a 15-minute walk will ...
The Sands of Kurobe (黒部の太陽, Kurobe no Taiyō) is a 1968 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai. [1] [2] It is an adaptation of the novel The Sun of Kurobe (黒部の太陽; Kurobe no Taiyō) that dramatizes the construction of the massive Kurobe Dam, the tallest dam in Japan.
Kurobe Dam Station (黒部ダム駅, Kurobe Damu-eki) is a trolleybus station in Tateyama, Nakaniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The station offers views of Kurobe Dam , which is the tallest dam in Japan .
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Name Location Started Opened Height Length Image DiJ number; Akao Dam : 36°22′34″N 136°52′14″E: 1939: 1978: 29.2 m (96 ft) [1] 0861: Akasofu Tameike Dam