Kuwatani Sabo Dams

Kuwatani Sabo Dams

The Kuwatani Sabo Dams (桑谷砂防堰堤) are stone erosion-control dams built in 1920 and 1921 on the Kuwatani, a stream of the Miyagawa in the Jinzu River system, at Kuwano, Miyagawacho, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture; dams No. 5, No. 1, No. 2, No. 10 and No. 6 were registered as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties on March 29, 2019 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). They are owned by Gifu Prefecture.

Five Dams up the Valley

From downstream they run No. 5 at the foot of the stream, No. 1 90 metres above it, No. 2 a further 70 metres up, No. 10 220 metres beyond, and No. 6 at the head (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No. 5, 9.1 metres high, is the tallest on the upper Jinzu; No. 1 and No. 2, of mortared masonry, make a cascade of falls; No. 6 shows the Taisho technique of dry stone laid by hand; and No. 10 stands where the valley has greened again.

Each dam is described on its own page.

Visiting

They are owned by Gifu Prefecture (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visits was found.