Completed in 1955, it is Japan's first large-scale arch-shaped concrete dam.

Hyūga Shiiba Lake, the reservoir behind the dam, has a capacity of 92 million cubic meters.

The site was included in a list of Japan's 100 best reservoirs, and is popular with tourists.

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