A Check Dam beside the Oyama Pilgrim Path
The Fukuromachi Dam (袋町堰堤) is an erosion-control dam of 1929 in Oyama, Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on July 23, 2004 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a gravity dam 24 metres long and 6.0 metres high; registration number 14-0089.
A Check Dam near the Pilgrim Road
The Fukuromachi Dam stands on the Fudo stream of the Kaname River system: a masonry gravity dam 24 metres long and 6.0 metres high, with both faces battered at three in ten and the spillway set on the left bank close to the bedrock (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes that, close to the pilgrim path up the sacred Mount Oyama, it protects both the village from floods and the path of worship, and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the spillway set against the bedrock on the left bank and the battered faces (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Kanagawa Prefecture (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official visiting information was found.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1929 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How big is it?
- 24 metres long and 6.0 metres high.
- What is it for?
- Erosion control, protecting the village and the pilgrim path.
- Where is it?
- On the Fudo stream at Oyama, Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
- When was the Fukuromachi Dam registered?
- On July 23, 2004 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Fukuromachi Dam (袋町堰堤) |
|---|---|
| Location | Oyama, Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2004/07/23 (Heisei 16) |
| Quantity | 1 structure |
| Dimensions | Gravity dam, 24 m long, 6.0 m high |
| Owner | Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Fukuromachi Dam (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00004220
Last verified: 2026.10.21