Kurobe, Japan’s highest dam, enhances tourism in addition to hydro generation

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  • Vol. 19 - Issue 3, 2012

Japan’s highest dam, the Kurobe double curvature arch structure, was built in the 1950s to meet rapidly increasing demand for electricity in the post-war era. Today it has become a major tourist attraction, with more than one million visitors a year. This paper gives a brief outline of the main design features, and the role it plays in tourism today.

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  • Vol. 19 - Issue 3, 2012

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