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Kurobe Dam

Toyama · Tateyama · Architecture

Japanese name: 黒部ダム

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WHAT TO DOKurobe Dam

At 186 metres, the tallest in Japan. It took seven years to build, and 171 people died.

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At 186 metres, the tallest in Japan. It took seven years to build, and 171 people died.

About this place

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 on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The tallest dam in Japan, it supports the 335 MW Kurobe No. 4 Hydropower Plant and is owned by Kansai Electric Power Company. It was constructed between 1956 and 1963 at a cost of 51.3 billion yen. The project had taken the lives of 171 people by its completion.

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