The dam is currently managed by the Tsutsumi Takashi Office of Hiroshima Prefecture.

The plan has a number of important functions and aims to improve irrigation and flood control in the area whilst providing water stabilization and environmental protection.

The Shikawa Dam is in the upper reaches of the Kamo River.

A pond dam for irrigation was originally completed as early as 1925 but underwent significant renovation between 1974 and 2004 to enable it to control flooding in the area.

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