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Ootani Dam Resource Center

Last Update:2008/4/1

 The Ootani Dam was completed after 14 years of construction, and the lakeside Ootani Dam Resource Center openned the same time as the Ootani dam. The Ootani Dam Resource Center houses Niigata prefecture's first stereoscopic imagery which presents the construction process and workings of the Ootani dam.

Where: Ootani, Sanjo
Entrance Fee: 200yen (voluntary general improvement fee)
Open Hours: 09:00 - 16:00
Day museum is closed:
  • Every Monday, If the Monday falls on a national holiday, then the museum will be closed the following day
  • Closed during winter season (mid-December to mid-April)
  * Please call ahead when nearing winter period to confirm to see if the Resource Center is open.
Access: Vehicle:  Approximately a 60min drive from the Sanjo-Tsubame Inter-Change (Hokuriku Expressway) down the National Route 289.
map to location (in Japanese)
Inquiries: Ootani Dam Resource Center
Tel (0256) 47-2918

Contact us

International Affairs Section Regional Management Division Sanjo City Office
Address: 3-1 Asahicho2, Sanjo-shi, Niigata 955-8686
Tel: +81 (0256) 34-5511 (ext.726)
Fax:  +81 (0256) 36-5111
e-mail

Sanjo City Office/955-8686 3-1 Asahicho2, Sanjo-shi, Niigata
Tel:+81 256-34-5511 (ext.314) Fax:+81 256-34-7933

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