Zao Dam

Zao Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Zao Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Zao Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.99537, 136.30201. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Zao Dam

• ブルーメの丘 · park · Gamo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Kwisil Shrine · temple · Gamo · ~5 km · Must-see
• 馬見岡綿向神社 · temple · Gamo · ~5 km · Must-see
• 正崇寺 · Buddhist site · Gamo · ~7 km · Must-see
• 永源寺 · Buddhist site · Shiga Prefecture · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mt. Gozaisho · viewpoint · Shiga Prefecture · ~14 km · Must-see
• 大岡寺 · Buddhist site · Shiga Prefecture · ~14 km · Must-see
• 櫟野寺 · Buddhist site · Shiga Prefecture · ~15 km · Must-see
• 大池寺 · Buddhist site · Shiga Prefecture · ~15 km · Must-see
• 甲賀の里　忍術村 · park · Shiga Prefecture · ~15 km · Must-see
• 水口神社 · temple · Shiga Prefecture · ~16 km · Must-see
• 水口城址 · fort · Shiga Prefecture · ~16 km · Must-see
• 油日神社 · temple · Shiga Prefecture · ~16 km · Must-see
• 柏木神社 · temple · Shiga Prefecture · ~16 km · Must-see
• 水口スポーツの森 · park · Shiga Prefecture · ~16 km · Must-see
• 那須ヶ原山 · viewpoint · Shiga Prefecture · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tsubaki Grand Shrine · temple · Shiga Prefecture · ~18 km · Must-see
• 百済寺 · Buddhist site · Shiga Prefecture · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Zao Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Zao Dam

• Lake Yogo · lake · Shiga Prefecture · ~74 km · Must-see
• Miyoshi Pond · lake · Aichi Prefecture · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Suigetsu · lake · Shiga Prefecture · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Hamana · lake · Aichi Prefecture · ~149 km · Must-see
• Ozuchi dam · lake · Shiga Prefecture · ~5 km
• Yasugawa dam · lake · Shiga Prefecture · ~6 km
• 永源寺ダム · lake · Shiga Prefecture · ~12 km
• Ohara Reservoir · lake · Shiga Prefecture · ~13 km
• 犬上ダム · lake · Inukami · ~25 km
• Lake Shakujo · lake · Mie Prefecture · ~27 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Shiga Prefecture

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