Hisashi Dam

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Hisashi Dam is a dam in the Ōita Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1979. It is an Embankment Dam with the purpose of being an irrigational and industrial water dam. The dam is 40 metres high and retains 4 800 000 m³ of water over a 263-metre crest length. The volume of the dam is 431 000 m³ and the surface area of lake Hisashi is 370 000 m². ()

Local name: 日指ダム Opened: 1979 (45 years ago)Coordinates: 33°26'14"N, 131°25'59"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Kumano magaibutsu, Maki Ōdō, Mount Ōmure.

6.1 miNE
Historical place, Monuments and statues
Kumano magaibutsu, Bungotakada
155 min walk • Kumano magaibutsu is a group of relief sculptures of the late Heian or early Kamakura period in Bungotakada, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. The image of Fudō Myōō measures 8.07 m and that of Dainichi Nyorai 6.82 m. The carvings are an Important Cultural Property and the area has been designated an Historic Site.
6.6 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Buddhist temple, Temple
Maki Ōdō, Bungotakada
168 min walk • Maki Ōdō is an historic temple in Bungotakada, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. The current buildings are the Edo-period Hondō and an exhibition hall dating to 1955. Inside are nine Heian-period statues that have been designated Important Cultural Properties.
2.4 miNE
Nature, Mountain
Mount Ōmure
61 min walk • Mount Ōmure is a mountain located on the Kunisaki Peninsula in Ōita Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan.

Hisashi Dam

Facts and practical information

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

Kumano magaibutsu, Bungotakada

Maki Ōdō, Bungotakada

Mount Ōmure