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Kurobe Dam - Toyama

19/07/2010


This dam is the largest dam in Japan with a height of 186m. This is also one of the largest Arch type dams in the world. This dam is situated in the upper area of Kurobe river and it has all its bitter tales about it being built in such a tough place where no human could have easily reached. Nearly 171 had given up their lives in this project. So Kurobe dam is a perfect Japanese work with all its cost and contribution.


View of the Kurobe lake from the cable car.

Once you reach the Kurobeko Stration by the cable car and you take the trolley bus to the Kurobe Dam station through the famous and infamous kanden tunnel. It is while this tunnel was being digged they came across the big fault which spurted out with tons of deadly cold water killing lots of workers at the time. in the tunnel the place is marked in blue with a name tag.



The center of the dam with the rarely seen two rainbows

The full view of the dam

The famous dam curry from the dam restaurant

A tribute to the 171 workers who died while this dam was being constructed.

The very rarely seen two rainbows could be captured. it was such a beautiful sight and the the rainbow could be seen changing its brightness and the length through out the day. Here are the rainbows from different angles.
This is water forming clouds and the rainbow..

The kurobe river running down the mountains

The water from the dam, the rainbow and a waterfall started by the melting snow water from the mountain tops make a beautiful sight.

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  1. AnonymousOctober 18, 2010 at 3:32 AM

    Whats in dat Dam Curry anyway.....???

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  2. AnonymousOctober 18, 2010 at 8:50 PM

    It is rice and a curry made with mushrooms and some weeds taken from the river.
    The big eye like stuff is called "korokke" , which is more like sweet potato cutlets.
    On the top there is a little it of mashed potatoes.. :)

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