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dam
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on the Shō River
The has its source in Mount Eboshi (烏帽子岳 ''Eboshigatake'') in the Shōkawa-chō area of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. After flowing for through the northern part of Gifu Prefecture and the western part of Toyama Prefecture, it emp ...
in Shirakawa, in Gifu Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,910,511 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture ...
Japan
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. It supports a 256 MW hydroelectric
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power station
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. Of the nine dams on the Shō River, it is the furthest upstream.
The dam flooded several villages and shrines, submerging them completely, two cherry trees were taken from one of the submerged shrines and placed in Shirakawa-go where it is said that each petal represents a memory from someone who lived in the villages before they were flooded.
Over 200 houses were to be submerged, including Minka
are Vernacular architecture, vernacular houses constructed in any one of several traditional Japanese architecture, Japanese building styles.
In the context of the four divisions of society, were the dwellings of farmers, artisans, and merchan ...
houses, and about 1,200 people were forced to relocate, so the residents of the planned submerged area violently opposed the dam construction plan. In 1961, all structures were submerged and the dam was completed.
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