Kawachi Dam is a dam in Yahata Higashi, KitaKyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1] It was built from stone and mortar[2] to sustain water flow for local steel mills[3] between 1919 and 1927. It was once referred to as the "Orient's best dam". As for Minamikawachi Bridge, completed in 2006,[4] it is a part of Kitakyushu Seminational Park and has been a national industrial heritage since 2007. A mountain hike begins from these sites. Minami-Kawachi bridge on the reservoir (33°50′17″N 130°48′38″E / 33.838083°N 130.810667°E / 33.838083; 130.810667) was classified as Japanese Important Cultural Property in 2006.

References

  1. ^ "Kawachi Dam". Structurae. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  2. ^ "河内ダム［福岡県］ - ダム便覧".
  3. ^ http://www.travelvisionweekly.com/article.php?id=2308[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.bunka.go.jp/1osirase/pdf/houdou_20061027_kenzoubutu_sitei[permanent dead link]