Japan Top 100s - Database broken down by prefecture

Why not try searching for your town in the Japan Top 100s? The database has everything from famous Top 100s like spring water, cherry blossoms, and bathing pools, to Top 100s that might pique your interest like hidden spots, dammed lakes, and rice balls. This website allows you to search by prefecture and by type of Japan Top 100.


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Top 100 Dam lake, is dam lake of 100 places. It was elected by the certification of Water Resources Environment Technology Center and the recommendation of the local government.

Originally, dam is an artificial thing, which is constructed from the point of view of disaster prevention and the ensuring domestic water. Dam lake brings beautiful scenery sometimes, and show an added value as a tourist resource. But on the other hand , it may dam is a problem as a product of wasteful public works projects often. There is a purpose to review the value of the dam lake by the election of Too 100s, that get widely recognized that role . It is said that reason, the Top 100 dam lake has been certified.

To say the dam lake, that aspect is quite unique each. There is also a case that has been designated as a national park. In addition, and where they are used for recreation, dam lake was touristy by the surrounding environment, such as hot spring development also exist.

It is said also have a considerable number of so-called "dum lovers" in Japan. Dam that fact, has gained considerable popularity as an object of tourism also worth noting. The Gosyo Dam and The Miyagase Dam, tourists of more than one million visitors each year.

Criteria for selection could be, for example, historical value and consideration of the ecosystem and landscape. It will be selected later this Top 100, the dam will be utilized as a tourist resources more and more in the future.
Hometown Rice Ball Onigiri Top 100
Hokkaido and Tohoku
Fuli lake - Fuli Dam, Seidai Dam Park - Seidai Dam, Kanayamako - Kanayama Dam, Constant mountain lake - Hoheikyo Dam, Sasanagarechosuichi - Sasa flow dam Hokkaido Kitami, Hokkaido Kamikawa Biei, Hokkaido Sorachi Minamifurano, Hokkaido Sapporo, Hokkaido Hakodate
Sendai Lake - Sendai Dam Aomori Mutsu
Gandoko - Gando dam, Gosho Lake - Gosho Dam, Tase lake - Tase dam, Kinshuko - Jude Dam Iwate Morioka, Iwate Hanamaki, Iwate Waga Nishiwaga
Nanatsumori Lake - South River Dam, Asahina lake - Miyatoko Dam, Kamafusako - Kamafusa Dam, Shichikashuku lake - Shichikashuku Dam Miyagi Kurokawa Yamato, Miyagi Shibata Kawasaki, Miyagi Katta Shichikashuku
Treasure Sen lake - Tamagawa Dam Akita Semboku
Gassan Lake - Sagae Dam Yamagata Nishimurayama Nishikawa
Hatoriko - Hatori Dam, Tagokurako - Tagokura Dam, Okutadamiko ( Ginzan lake ) - Okutadami Dam Fukushima Iwase Tenei, Fukushima Minamiaizu-gun Tadami, Fukushima Minamiaizu Hinoemata
Hokuriku and Koshinetsu
Okutadamiko ( Ginzan lake ) - Okutadami Dam Niigata Uonuma
Kurobeko - Kurobe Dam, Arimineko - Arimine Dam Toyama Kaminikawa Tateyama, Toyama
Takase Dam Lake adjustment - Takase Dam, Okukiso lake - miso river dam, Takato lake - Takato Dam, Hase lake - Miwa Dam Nagano Omachi, Nagano Kiso, Ina , Nagano
Kanto
Okutoneko - goat Sawa Dam, Naramata lake - Naramata Dam, Nozoriko - Nozori dam, Akayako - Aimata Dam, Kusagiko - Souki dam, Kannako - Shimokubo Dam Gunma Tone Minakami, Gunma Agatsuma Kuni, Gunma Midori, Gunma Fujioka Tano Kanna
Kannako - Shimokubo Dam, Sayamako - Yamaguchi Dam Saitama Chichibu Kodama Kamikawa, Saitama Tokorozawa Iruma
Tamako - Murayama Dam, Okutamako - Ogouchi Dam Tokyo Higashiyamato, Tokyo Nishitama Okutama
Miyagase lake - Miyagase Dam, Tanzawako - Miho Dam Kanagawa Sagamihara Aiko Aikawa Kiyokawa, Kanagawa Ashigarakami Yamakita
Tokai and Kinki
Enakyo - Oi Dam, Agigawa lake - Agigawa Dam Ena , Gifu , Nakatsugawa, Gifu Ena
Sakumako - Sakuma Dam Shizuoka Hamamatsu
Sakumako - Sakuma Dam, Mikawako - Fuppu dam Aichi Kitashitara Toyone, Toyota City, Aichi
Eigenji lake - Eigenji Dam Shiga Higashiomi
Nijinoko - Ohno dam, Amawaka lake - Hiyoshi Dam Kyoto Nantan
Tomoaki lake - Hitokura Dam, Nunobiki reservoir - Nunobiki Gohonmatsu Dam Hyogo Kawanishi, Kobe Hyogo
Ikehara reservoir - Ikehara Dam Nara Yoshino Shimokitayama
Tsubakiyama Lake Dam - Dam Tsubakiyama Wakayama Hidaka Hidaka
Tyugoku and Shikoku
Shinryu Lake - Taishakugawa Dam, Yachiyo Lake - Haji Dam, Ryuki Lake - Nukui Dam, Honsho reservoir - Honjo Dam, Yasaka Lake - Yasaka Dam Hiroshima Hiba Jinsekikogen Shobara, Hiroshima Akitakata, Hiroshima Yamagata Aki Ota, Hiroshima Kure, Hiroshima Otake
Yasaka Lake - Yasaka Dam, Ono Lake - Kotogawa Dam Yamaguchi Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Ube
Mannoike - Mannoike Dam Kagawa Nakatado Manno
Asagiri lake - Nomura Dam Ehime Seiyo
Sameura lake - Sameura dam Kochi Nagaoka Motoyama Tosa Tosa
Kyushu and Okinawa
Kamiakizuki lake - Egawa Dam, MInagi Lake - Terauchi Dam Fukuoka Asakura
Takashima dam freshwater lake - Takashima dam Nagasaki Kitamatsuura Takashima
Kitagawa Lake Dam - Kitagawa Dam Oita Saiki
Hyugashiibako - Kamishiiba Dam Miyazaki Higashiusuki Shiiba
Otsuru lake - Tsuruta Dam Kagoshima Satsuma Okuchi
Fukujo lake - Fukuchi Dam, Canna lake - Kanna Dam, Kurashiki lake - Kurashiki Dam Okinawa Kunigami Higashi, Okinawa Kunigami Ginoza, Okinawa Okinawa
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