Kanayama Dam

Observation deck was closed for winter

The dam was on our way so we just drove by to view. Unfortunately the observation deck was closed for winter. We did get into the "office building" and noted the dam had won some award for its constru...

The deserted dam... but worth a stop if you're passing

We were making our way from the Doto Expressway up to Furano, and I always like to hunt out those roads that are a little less travelled than others. We were therefore going up route 465 between Minam...

Exhibition hall only on weekdays

Original Text

The top end of the dam body is a road, and there is an exhibition hall beyond it. The museum was closed on Saturdays and Sundays, so I couldn't see the inside. You can see a steel floating water intake tower standing on the dam lake, which quietly splashes water. Since I visited at the end of June, the forest around the dam lake was also beautiful with deep greenery.

Kuchi water bottle

Original Text

It is a multipurpose dam completed in the mountainous area of Minamifurano Town in 1967 (Showa 42) for flood control, irrigation, water supply, power generation, etc. of the Sorachi River, which is the largest water system of the Ishikari River. You can drive to the dam management office at the end of the embankment length 57.3m, the embankment length 288.5m, the waterlogging area 9.2㎢ and the embankment. The only method in Hokkaido, which is said to be a hollow gravity type of cavity inside the levee body for the reduction of concrete saving and the reduction of lift pressure at the time of construction, is about 100 million ...

The exhibition on the management office １ floor is

Original Text

The view from the dam is not as special as it is. I wanted to cross the dam and see the exhibition on the １ floor of the management office at the end, but it is said that it is only open on weekdays. Sorry.