Dondo Dam

A dam built to hold back the Shijimi River (also known as the Yamada River), a class A river flowing through Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture. The concrete gravity dam stands 71.5 meters tall. The Hakogi House, the oldest extant home in Japan, was located in a settlement submerged with the building of the dam; the home was designated an Important Cultural Property and its Muromachi period main building and the Edo period detached room were moved some 70 meters away to safe ground before the flooding. A museum adjoins the home and the residence itself is open to the general public.