The dam impounds about 4 ha of land when full and can store 230 thousand cubic meters of water.

[1] The former Taisho Pond, which was the predecessor of the actual dam, collapsed due to flooding just before Typhoon Tess (known in Japan as Typhoon No.

It struck the town of Ide downstream and caused extensive damage.

The main cause of the breakdown of the dam is torrential rain, but experts have also pointed out inadequacies in the design and management of the dam.

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