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Hydroelectricity in Japan, the Glossary

Index Hydroelectricity in Japan

Hydroelectricity is the second most important renewable energy source after solar energy in Japan with an installed capacity of 50.0 gigawatt (GW) as of 2019.[1]

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  1. 62 relations: Akiba Dam, Amagase Dam, Arimine Dam, Ōhashi Dam, Ōigawa Dam, Dashidaira Dam, Electricity sector in Japan, Energy in Japan, Fukushima nuclear accident, Funagira Dam, Geothermal power in Japan, Hatanagi-I Dam, Hatanagi-II Dam, Hiraoka Dam, Hydroelectricity, Hydropower, Ikawa Dam, Imaichi Dam, International Hydropower Association, Japan, Kannagawa Hydropower Plant, Kazunogawa Pumped Storage Power Station, Kōnoyama Dam, Kurobe Dam, Kuroda Dam, List of renewable energy topics by country and territory, Maruyama Dam, Matanoagawa Dam, Matsubara Dam, Miboro Dam, Miho Dam, Misakubo Dam, Miyagase Dam, Miyanaka Dam, Nishiotaki Dam, Okawachi Pumped Storage Power Station, Okinawa Yanbaru Seawater Pumped Storage Power Station, Okukiyotsu Pumped Storage Power Station, Okutadami Dam, Okutataragi Pumped Storage Power Station, Okuyahagi Pumped Storage Power Station, Okuyoshino Pumped Storage Power Station, Otori Dam, Sagami Dam, Sakuma Dam, Sasamagawa Dam, Senzu Dam, Shimogo Pumped Storage Power Station, Shin-Takasegawa Pumped Storage Station, Shintoyone Pumped Storage Power Station, ... Expand index (12 more) »

  2. Environment-related lists
  3. Lists of hydroelectric power stations
  4. Lists of largest buildings and structures

Akiba Dam

The is a dam on the Tenryū River, located in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Amagase Dam

The is an arch dam on the Uji River just upstream from Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Arimine Dam

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Ōhashi Dam

is a dam built on the Yoshino River in Agawa District, Kōchi Prefecture of Japan.

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Ōigawa Dam

The is a dam on the Ōi River in Haibara District, Kawanehon, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Dashidaira Dam

Dashidaira Dam is a gravity dam located in Toyama prefecture in Japan.

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Electricity sector in Japan

The electric power industry in Japan covers the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric energy in Japan.

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Energy in Japan

Japan is a major consumer of energy, ranking fifth in the world by primary energy use.

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Fukushima nuclear accident

The Fukushima nuclear accident was a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan which began on 11 March 2011.

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Funagira Dam

The is a dam on the Tenryū River, located in Tenryū district, Hamamatsu city, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Geothermal power in Japan

Japan has favorable sites for geothermal power because of its proximity to the Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc.

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Hatanagi-I Dam

The is a dam on the Ōi River in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Hatanagi-II Dam

The is a dam on the Ōi River in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Hiraoka Dam

is a dam in Tenryū, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1951.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power).

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Hydropower

Hydropower (from Ancient Greek -, "water"), also known as water power, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines.

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Ikawa Dam

The is a dam on the Ōi River in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Imaichi Dam

The Imaichi Dam (今市ダム) is a concrete gravity dam on the Togawa River located west of Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

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International Hydropower Association

The International Hydropower Association (IHA) is an international lobby group and membership association representing the global hydropower sector.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Kannagawa Hydropower Plant

The Kannagawa Hydropower Plant (神流川発電所) is an under construction pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant near Minamiaiki in Nagano Prefecture and Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

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Kazunogawa Pumped Storage Power Station

The Kazunogawa Pumped Storage Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station near Kōshū in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

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Kōnoyama Dam

is a dam in Tsunan, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1971.

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Kurobe Dam

The, or, is a high variable-radius arch dam located on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

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Kuroda Dam

The Kuroda Dam (黒田ダム) is a dam in the city of Toyota in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan.

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List of renewable energy topics by country and territory

This is a list of renewable energy topics by country and territory.

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Maruyama Dam

The is a dam on the border of Mitake and Yaotsu in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

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Matanoagawa Dam

The Matanogawa Dam (俣野川ダム) is a concrete gravity dam on a tributary of the Hino River located south of Kōfu in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

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Matsubara Dam

Matsubara Dam (松原ダム) is a dam in the Ōita Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1972.

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Miboro Dam

is a dam on the Shō River in Shirakawa, in Gifu Prefecture Japan.

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Miho Dam

The is a multi-purpose dam on the Kawauchi River, a tributary stream of the Sakawa River in the town of Yamakita, Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Misakubo Dam

The is a dam on the Tonaka River, a tributary stream of the Misakubo River, itself a tributary of the Ōi River, located in Tenyrū-ku Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Miyagase Dam

The is a dam on the Nakatsu River, a main tributary of the Sagami River in Aikō District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Miyanaka Dam

Miyanaka Dam (宮中ダム) is a dam in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1938.

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Nishiotaki Dam

Nishiotaki Dam (西大滝ダム) is a dam in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

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Okawachi Pumped Storage Power Station

The is a large pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Kamikawa Town in the Kanzaki District of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

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Okinawa Yanbaru Seawater Pumped Storage Power Station

The was an experimental hydroelectric power station located in Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan and operated by the Electric Power Development Company.

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Okukiyotsu Pumped Storage Power Station

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Okutadami Dam

The Okutadami Dam (奥只見ダム) is a concrete gravity dam on the Tadami River, east of Uonuma on the border of Niigata and Fukushima Prefectures, Japan.

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Okutataragi Pumped Storage Power Station

The is a large pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Asago, in the Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan.

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Okuyahagi Pumped Storage Power Station

The is a group of large pumped-storage hydroelectric power plants and smaller conventional plants located in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, and Ena, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

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Okuyoshino Pumped Storage Power Station

The Okuyoshino Pumped Storage Power Station (奥吉野発電所) is located north of Totsukawa in Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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Otori Dam

The is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Tadami River, southwest of Tadami in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

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Sagami Dam

The is a multi-purpose dam on the main stream Sagami River in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Sakuma Dam

The is a dam on the Tenryū River, located on the border of Toyone, Kitashitara District, Aichi Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Sasamagawa Dam

The is a dam on the Sasama River, a tributary of the Ōi River, located on the border of the city of Shimada and the town of Kawanehon, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Senzu Dam

The is a dam on the Sumata River, a tributary of the Ōi River, located in Kawanehon Town, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Shimogo Pumped Storage Power Station

The is a large pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant in Shimogō, Minamiaizu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

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Shin-Takasegawa Pumped Storage Station

The Shin-Takasegawa Pumped Storage Station (新高瀬川発電所) uses the Takase River (a tributary of the Shinano River) to operate a pumped storage hydroelectric scheme about west of Ōmachi in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

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Shintoyone Pumped Storage Power Station

The is a large pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant in Toyone, Kitashitara, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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Shiobara Pumped Storage Plant

The Shiobara Pumped Storage Power Station (塩原発電所) is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Nasushiobara, in the Tochigi Prefecture of Japan.

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Shiogō Dam

The is a dam on the main stream of the Ōi River, in the town of Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Shiroyama Dam

The is a multi-purpose dam on the main stream Sagami River in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Solar power in Japan

Solar power in Japan has been expanding since the late 1990s.

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Tagokura Dam

Tagokura Dam (田子倉ダム) is a gravity dam, on the Tadami River in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan.

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Taki Dam

is a gravity dam on the Tadami River, east of Tadami in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

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Tamahara Dam

Tanbara Dam (玉原ダム, which can be mistakenly read Tamahara Dam) is a rock-fill embankment dam impounding the headwaters of the Hotchi River, a Tone River tributary in Gunma Prefecture of Japan.

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Tashiro Dam

The is a dam on the Ōi River in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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The Japan Times

The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper.

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Tokuyama Dam

The is an embankment dam near Ibigawa, Ibi District, Gifu Prefecture in Japan.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.

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Wind power in Japan

In Japan's electricity sector, wind power generates a small proportion of the country's electricity.

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See also

Lists of hydroelectric power stations

Lists of largest buildings and structures

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroelectricity_in_Japan

Also known as Hydropower in Japan, List of hydroelectric power stations in Japan.

, Shiobara Pumped Storage Plant, Shiogō Dam, Shiroyama Dam, Solar power in Japan, Tagokura Dam, Taki Dam, Tamahara Dam, Tashiro Dam, The Japan Times, Tokuyama Dam, Watt, Wind power in Japan.