Kuriyama Dam, Nikkō National Park

Name: Kuriyama Dam
Address: Nikkō National Park, Japan

#21 among attractions in Nikkō National Park

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The Kuriyama Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on a tributary of the Togawa River located 6.4 km northwest of Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed between 1981 and 1985. Its reservoir serves as the upper reservoir for the 1,050 MW Imaichi Pumped Storage Power Station, while the Imaichi Dam forms the lower. The dam is 97.5 m tall and withholds a reservoir with a storage capacity of 6,890,000 m³. Of that capacity, 6,200,000 m³ is used to produce electricity at the power plant. It is owned and operated by TEPCO. ()

Local name: 栗山ダム Opened: 1985 (39 years ago)Length: 1115 ftHeight: 320 ftReservoir area: 3444 ft²Coordinates: 36°51'8"N, 139°39'11"E

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Kuriyama Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tobu World Square, Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura, Oze National Park, Imaichi Dam.

4.5 miSE
Outdoor park with miniature buildings
Tobu World Square, Nikkō
115 min walk • Tobu World Square is a theme park in Kinugawa Onsen, Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan. The theme park contains over a hundred 1:25 scale models of famous buildings, including UNESCO-designated World Cultural and Heritage Sites, complete with 140,000 1:25 miniature people.
4.8 miSE
Amusement park
Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura, Nikkō
122 min walk • Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura is a Japanese cultural theme park in the Kinugawa Onsen area of Nikkō, Tochigi. The park resurrects and showcases the life and culture of the Edo period. Edo Wonderland spans a site area of 122.3 acres.
5 miS
Scenic mountain wetlands for hiking
Oze National Park
129 min walk • Oze National Park, is an area consisting of open greenland in Fukushima, Tochigi, Gunma and Niigata Prefectures in Japan. The park is 372 km² in area and is the 29th national park in Japan.
2 miS
Dam
Imaichi Dam, Nikkō National Park
51 min walk • The Imaichi Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Togawa River located 4 kilometres west of Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The dam serves as the lower reservoir for the 1,050 megawatts Imaichi Pumped Storage Power Station, while the Kuriyama Dam forms the upper.
5.1 miSE
36°47'21"N • 139°42'7"E
Torikkuatopia ri guang, Kinugawa
131 min walk • Theme park, Art museum, Art gallery

Kuriyama Dam, Nikkō National Park

Facts and practical information

Kuriyama Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Tobu World Square, Nikkō

Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura, Nikkō

Oze National Park

Imaichi Dam, Nikkō National Park

Torikkuatopia ri guang, Kinugawa