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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

that are publicly or privately owned. Non-renewable

Non-renewable resource

A non-renewable resource is a natural resource which cannot be produced, grown, generated, or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate, once depleted there is no more available for future needs. Also considered non-renewable are resources that are consumed much faster than nature...

power stations are those that run on coal

Coal

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...

, fuel oil

Fuel oil

Fuel oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, fuel oil is any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the generation of heat or used in an engine for the generation of power, except oils having a flash...

s, nuclear power

Nuclear power

Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...

, and natural gas

Natural gas

Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...

, while renewable

Renewable resource

A renewable resource is a natural resource with the ability of being replaced through biological or other natural processes and replenished with the passage of time...

power stations run on fuel sources such as biomass

Biomass

Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....

, geothermal heat

Geothermal power

Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. Thermal energy is the energy that determines the temperature of matter. Earth's geothermal energy originates from the original formation of the planet and from radioactive decay of minerals...

, moving water

Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...

, solar rays

Solar power

Solar energy, radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar radiation, along with secondary solar-powered resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass, account for most of the available...

, tides

Tidal power

Tidal power, also called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power - mainly electricity....

, waves

Wave power

Wave power is the transport of energy by ocean surface waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work — for example, electricity generation, water desalination, or the pumping of water...

and the wind

Wind power

Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....

Coal

Station	Capacity (MW)	Community	Coordinates	Status
Hekinan Power Station	4,100	Hekinan	34°50′01"N 136°57′44"E	Operational
Niihamanishi Power Station (新居浜西火力発電所)		Niihama, Ehime Niihama, Ehime is a city located in the eastern part of Ehime, Japan. It has the third largest population in Ehime, behind the prefectural capital of Matsuyama and the recently expanded city of Imabari.Niihama was founded on November 3, 1937...	33°57′07"N 133°14′22"E	Operational
Fukushima-ken Minamisōma-shi (原町区金沢大船迫)		Minamisoma	37°39′59"N 141°01′00"E
Naie (奈井江発電所)	350	Naie, Hokkaido		Operational
Sunagawa (砂川発電所)	250	Hokkaido		Operational
Tomato-Atsuma Power Station (苫東厚真発電所)	1,650	Tomakomai, Hokkaido		Operational

Fuel oil

Station	Capacity (MW)	Community	Coordinates	Status
Date Power Station (伊達発電所)	700	Hokkaido Hokkaido , formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...		Operational
Hirono Power Station Hirono Power Station is an oil-fired power station located in Hirono, Fukushima, Japan.The plant has an installed capacity of 3,800 MW. Power is generated by three 600 MW units, and two 1,000 MW units...	3,800	Hirono, Fukushima Hirono, Fukushima is a town located in Futaba District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,653 and a density of 96.81 persons per km². The total area is 58.39 km².-External links:*...	37°14′18"N 141°01′04"E	Operational
Kashima Power Station Kashima Power Station is a large oil-fired power station in Kamisu, Ibaraki, Japan. The facility operates with an installed capacity of 4,400 MW. Power is generated by two turbines rated at 1,000 MW and four turbines rated at 600 MW.- See also :...	4,400	Kamisu, Ibaraki Kamisu, Ibaraki is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.Kamisu was a town but proclaimed city on August 1, 2005, when it merged with the town of Hasaki, from Kashima District....	35°52′47"N 140°41′22"E	Operational
Oi Thermal Power Station Oi Thermal Power Station is a large thermal power station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. The power station generates electricity utilizing three units of 350 MW, which run on crude oil, with a total installed capacity of 1,050 MW. The first unit went online in August 1971, followed by Unit 2 in February 1972, and...	1,050	Shinagawa, Tokyo Shinagawa, Tokyo is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Shinagawa City. The ward is home to nine embassies.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 344,461 and a density of 15,740 persons per km². The total area is 22.72 km²....	35°36′54"N 139°45′24"E	Operational
Shiriuchi Power Station (知内発電所)	700	Oshima Oshima Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 2004 it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38 km².Hakodate Airport is located in the City of Hakodate.- Geography :-Towns and villages by district:* Futami District** Yakumo* Kameda District... , Hokkaido		Operational
Tomakomai Power Station (苫小牧発電所)	250	Tomakomai, Hokkaido		Operational

Diesel

Station	Capacity (MW)	Fuel class	Community	Coordinates	Status
Onbetsu	280		Kushiro, Hokkaido Hokkaido , formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...		Operational

Natural gas

Station	Capacity (MW)	Community	Coordinates	Status
Anegasaki Power Station Anegasaki Power Station is a large power station in Ichihara, Chiba, Japan. The facility operates with an installed capacity of 3,600 MW. Power is generated by six turbines rated at 600 MW...	3,600		35°29′06"N 140°01′00"E	Operational
Chiba Power Station	2,880
Chita Power Station Chita Power Station is a large gas-fired power station in Chita, Aichi, Japan. The station currently operates with an installed capacity of 3,966 MW. The facility is owned by Chubu Electric Power, and is fuelled by natural gas.- See also :...	3,966		34°59′12"N 136°50′37"E
Chita II Power Station	1,708
Futtsu Power Station Futtsu Power Station The Futtsu Power Station is the second largest gas-fired power station in the world, located in Futtsu, Japan. The power station operates at by utilizing five units, of which two are and in size, and one is . All five units run on LNG, a form of natural gas. The facility is owned by Tepco....	3,520		35°20′35"N 139°50′02"E
Goi Power Station	1,886
Higashi-Ohgishima Power Station	2,000
Himeji Power Station	3,992
Kawagoe Power Station Kawagoe Power Station is a large gas-fired power station in Kawagoe, Mie, Japan. The facility operates at an installed capacity of 4,802 MW, making it the largest power station of its kind.- See also :* List of largest power stations in the world* List of power stations in Japan...	4,802		35°00′25"N 136°41′20"E	Operational
Minami-Yokohama Power Station	1,150
Nanko Power Station	1,800
Sakaiko Power Station	2,000
Shinagawa Power Station	1,140
Shin-Nagoya Power Station	2,992
Sodegaura Power Station Sodegaura Power Station The Sodegaura Power Station is a large gas-fired power station in Sodegaura, Japan. The facility generates power by utilizing one 600 MW and three 1,000 MW units, thus operating at an installed capacity of 3,600 MW, making it one of the largest power stations of its kind...	3,600		35°27′45"N 139°58′37"E
Yokkaichi Power Station	1,245
Yokohama Power Station	3,325
Yokosuka Power Station	230	Kanagawa	35°18′40"N 139°38′39"E

Nuclear

Station	Capacity (MW)	Community	Coordinates	Status
Fugen Fugen Fugen is a prototype Japanese nuclear test reactor that is currently shut down and awaiting decommissioning. It is located in the Myōjin chō in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui. The design is an Advanced Thermal Reactor, which is a product of Japan...	557	Tsuruga, Fukui Tsuruga, Fukui is a city located in southern Fukui Prefecture, Japan.-Outline:One of city of Wakasa Area, present southern Fukui Prececture. Municipalized on April 1, 1937....	35°45′16"N 136°00′59"E	Decommissioned
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant The , also known as Fukushima Dai-ichi , is a disabled nuclear power plant located on a site in the towns of Okuma and Futaba in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. First commissioned in 1971, the plant consists of six boiling water reactors...	4,696	Futaba, Fukushima Fukushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....	37°25′17"N 141°01′57"E	Cold shutdown, reactors 1-4 damaged, to be decommissioned
Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant The , or Fukushima Dai-ni , is a nuclear power plant located on a site in the town of Naraha and Tomioka in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan...	4,400	Futaba, Fukushima Fukushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....	37°19′10"N 141°01′16"E	Cold shutdown
Genkai Nuclear Power Plant Genkai Nuclear Power Plant The is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Genkai in the Higashimatsuura District in the Saga Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the Kyūshū Electric Power Company.Unit 3 has been selected as a special Plutonium fuel test case...	3,478		33°30′56"N 129°50′14"E	Operational
Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant The is a nuclear power plant located in Omaezaki city, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Japan's east coast, 200 km south-west of Tokyo. It is managed by the Chubu Electric Power Company. There are five units contained at a single site with a net area of 1.6 km2 . A sixth unit began construction...	4,997		34°37′25"N 138°08′33"E	Suspended
Higashidōri Nuclear Power Plant Higashidori Nuclear Power Plant The is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Higashidōri in eastern Aomori Prefecture, on the Shimokita Peninsula, facing the Pacific Ocean. It is unique in Japan in that at this four-unit site, two units are run by one company, the Tōhoku Electric Power Company and two units are run by the...	1,100		41°11′17"N 141°23′25"E	Operational
Ikata Nuclear Power Plant Ikata Nuclear Power Plant The is a nuclear power plant in the town of Ikata in the Nishiuwa District in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is the only nuclear plant on the island of Shikoku. It is owned and operated by the Shikoku Electric Power Company....	2,022		33°29′27"N 132°18′41"E	Operational
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant The is a large, modern nuclear power plant on a 4.2-square-kilometer site including land in the towns of Kashiwazaki and Kariwa in Niigata Prefecture, Japan on the coast of the Sea of Japan, from where it gets cooling water...	8,212		37°25′42"N 138°36′06"E	Operational
Maki Nuclear Power Plant Maki Nuclear Power Plant The was a plan for a nuclear power plant in Maki in the Niigata Prefecture but the application was withdrawn. It would have been operated by the Tōhoku Electric Power Company.-Unit 1:Type:BWRBegin of operation: Heisei 24（planned)*Electric Output: 825 MW...	825		37°25′17"N 141°01′57"E	Withdrawn
Mihama Nuclear Power Plant Mihama Nuclear Power Plant The is operated by The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. and is in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, about 320 km west of Tokyo. It is on a site that is 520,000 m2 of which 60% is green space.-Reactors on Site:-Events:...	1,666		35°42′09"N 135°57′48"E	Operational
Monju Nuclear Power Plant	280		35°44′25"N 135°59′17"E	Suspended
Namie-Odaka Nuclear Power Plant Namie-Odaka Nuclear Power Plant The is a future nuclear power plant in Minamisōma and Namie in the Fukushima Prefecture currently undergoing preparation for preliminary ground work. It will be operated by the Tōhoku Electric Power Company.-Unit 1:Type: ABWRStart of construction: 2017...	825			Under construction
Ōi Nuclear Power Plant Oi Nuclear Power Plant The is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Ōi, Fukui Prefecture, managed by the Kansai Electric Power Company. The site is .-Reactors on site:-Events:...	4,710		35°32′26"N 135°39′07"E	Operational
Ōma Nuclear Power Plant Oma Nuclear Power Plant The is a future nuclear plant in Ōma, Aomori currently undergoing preliminary ground work that will be operated by the Electric Power Development Company...	1,383		41°30′35"N 140°54′37"E	Under construction
Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant The is a nuclear power plant located on a 1,730,000 m2 site in Onagawa in the Oshika District and Ishinomaki city, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It is managed by the Tohoku Electric Power Company...	2,174		38°24′04"N 141°29′59"E	Cold shutdown
Sendai Nuclear Power Plant Sendai Nuclear Power Plant The is a nuclear power plant located in the city of Satsumasendai in the Kagoshima Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the Kyūshū Electric Power Company.The plant is on a site of 1.45 km2 , employs 277 workers, and indirectly employs 790....	1,780		31°50′01"N 130°11′23"E	Operational
Shika Nuclear Power Plant Shika Nuclear Power Plant The is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Shika, Ishikawa, Japan. It is owned and operated by the Hokuriku Electric Power Company. It is on a site that is 1.6 km2 .-Reactors on Site:-1999 Criticality Event:...	1,898		37°03′40"N 136°43′35"E	Operational
Shimane Nuclear Power Plant Shimane Nuclear Power Plant The is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Kashima-chou in the city of Matsue in the Shimane Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the Chūgoku Electric Power Company.This plant was once said to be the closest nuclear power plant to a prefecture capital...	1,280		35°32′18"N 132°59′57"E	Operational
Takahama Nuclear Power Plant Takahama Nuclear Power Plant The is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Takahama, Ōi District, Fukui Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the Kansai Electric Power Company. It is on a site with an area of 1.6 km2.-Reactors on Site:...	3,304		35°31′20"N 135°30′17"E	Operational
Tōkai Nuclear Power Plant Tokai Nuclear Power Plant The was Japan's first nuclear power plant. It was built in the early 1960s to the British Magnox design, and generated power from 1966 until it was decommissioned in 1998. A second nuclear plant, built at the site in the 1970s, was the first in Japan to produce over 1000 MW of electricity, and...	1,100		36°27′59"N 140°36′24"E	Operational
Tomari Nuclear Power Plant Tomari Nuclear Power Plant The is the only nuclear power plant in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located in the town of Tomari in the Furuu District and managed by the Hokkaido Electric Power Company. All of the reactors are Mitsubishi designs...	2,070		43°02′10"N 140°30′45"E	Operational
Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant The is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. It is operated by the Japan Atomic Power Company. The total site area amounts to 5.12 km2 with 4.80 km2, or 94% of it, being green area that the company is working to preserve.The Tsuruga site is a dual site with the...	1,517		35°40′22"N 136°04′38"E	Operational

Hydroelectric

Station	Capacity (MW)	Community	Coordinates	Status
Akiba Dam Akiba Dam The is a dam on the Tenryū River, located in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.-History:The potential of the Tenryū River valley for hydroelectric power development was realized by the Meiji government at the start of the 20th century. The Tenryū River was...	127.1		34°58′20"N 137°49′42"E	Operational
Amagase Dam Amagase Dam The is an arch dam on the Uji River just upstream from Uji City in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The main purpose of the dam is flood control but it supports a hydroelectric power station and creates the lower reservoir for the Kisenyama Pumped Storage Plant. The dam itself serves a 92 MW power station...	92		34°52′51"N 135°49′41"E	Operational
Arimine Dam Arimine Dam The is located in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan built upon the Wada River. The two bends in the middle of the dam is the most defining feature. The Arine Lake is an artificial lake that was created by construction of the dam.-History:...	53.4		36°29′22"N 137°26′55"E	Operational
Dashidaira Dam	124			Operational
Funagira Dam Funagira Dam The is a dam on the Tenryū River, located in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.-History:The potential of the Tenryū River valley for hydroelectric power development was realized by the Taishō period Japanese government in the early 20th century. The Tenryū...	32		34°53′26"N 137°48′54"E	Operational
Hatanagi-I Hydroelectric Dam	137		35°19′17"N 138°10′59"E	Operational
Hatanagi-II Hydroelectric Dam	85		35°18′29"N 138°12′11"E	Operational
Hiraoka Dam Hiraoka Dam Hiraoka Dam is a dam in Nagano Prefecture, Japan....	101			Operational
Honkawa	600
Ikawa Dam Ikawa Dam The is a dam on the Ōi River in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It was the first hollow core concrete gravity dam to be constructed in Japan, and has a hydroelectric power generating station owned by the Chubu Electric Power Company.-History:The potential of...	62		35°12′38"N 138°13′22"E	Operational
Ikehara Pumped Storage Plant	350			Operational
Imaichi Pumped Storage Plant	1,050			Operational
Kadonogawa Power Station	800			Operational
Kannagawa Hydropower Plant Kannagawa Hydropower Plant The Kannagawa Hydropower Plant is an under construction pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant near Minamiaiki in Nagano Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The power plant utilizes the Minamiaiki River along with an upper and lower reservoir created by two dams, the upper Minamiaiki Dam and...	2,820		36°00′18"N 138°39′09"E	Operational
Kazunogawa Pumped Storage Plant	1,600		35°43′07"N 138°55′47"E	Operational
Kinugawa-Kurobe Dam	127			Operational
Kisen'yama Pumped Storage Plant	466		34°53′30"N 135°51′34"E	Operational
Konoyama Dam Konoyama Dam Konoyama Dam is a dam in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan....	126			Operational
Kurobe Dam Kurobe dam The or , is a variable-radius arch dam on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It supports the 335 MW Kurobe No. 4 Hydropower Plant and is owned by Kansai Electric Power Company. At high, it is the tallest dam in Japan. It was constructed between 1956 and 1963 at...	335		36°33′30"N 137°40′00"E	Operational
Kuroda Dam Kuroda Dam The Kuroda Dam is a dam in the city of Toyota in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan....	315		35°11′14"N 137°28′34"E	Operational
Maruyama Dam Maruyama Dam The is a dam on the border of Mitake and Yaotsu in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was built on the upper reaches of the Kiso River system. It is a gravity dam that is tall. It was built after World War II as part of a large, nationwide dam building project....	185		35°28′08"N 137°10′20"E	Operational
Masegawa Dam	288			Operational
Matanoagawa Pumped Storage Plant	1,200			Operational
Miboro Dam Miboro Dam is a dam in Takayama, in the Gifu Prefecture of Japan. It supports a 215 MW hydroelectric power station.The dam flooded several villages and shrines, submerging them completely, two cherry trees were taken from one of the submerged shrines and placed in Shirakawa-go where it's said that each petal...	215		36°08′17.7"N 136°54′38.9"E	Operational
Midono Pumped Storage Plant	122			Operational
Miho Dam Miho Dam The is a multi-purpose dam on the Kawauchi River, a tributary stream of the Sakawa River in the town of Yamakita, Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan...	7.4		35°24′37"N 139°02′30"E	Operational
Misakubo Dam Misakubo Dam The is a dam on the Tonaka River, a tributary stream of the Misakubo River, itself a tributary of the Ōi River, located in Tenyrū-ku Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan.-History:...	50		35°11′05"N 137°55′54"E	Operational
Miyagase Dam Miyagase Dam The is a dam on the Nakatsu River, a main tributary of the Sagami River in Aikō District, Kanagawa Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It straddles the border between the village of Kiyokawa, town of Aikawa and the former town of Tsukui The is a dam on the Nakatsu River, a main tributary...	24		35°32′26"N 139°15′09"E	Operational
Miyanaka Dam Miyanaka Dam Miyanaka Dam is a dam in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan....	449			Operational
Nagano Pumped Storage Plant	220			Operational
Niikappu Pumped Storage Plant	200			Operational
Nishiotaki Dam Nishiotaki Dam Nishiotaki Dam is a dam in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan....	234			Operational
Numappara Pumped Storage Plant	675			Operational
Ohashi Dam Ohashi Dam Ohashi Dam is a dam built on the Yoshino River in Agawa District, Kōchi Prefecture of Japan. This concrete dam 73.5m high. It is a hydroelectric dam of the Shikoku Electric Power Company. It supplies water to the company's hydroelectric plant, Ohashi Power Station, which can produce up to 5,500kW....	615		33°46′13"N 133°20′12"E	Operational
Ōigawa Dam Ōigawa Dam The is a dam on the Ōi River in Haibara District, Kawanehon, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a hydroelectric power generating station owned by the Chubu Electric Power Company.-History:...	68.2		35°09′53"N 138°08′34"E	Operational
Okawachi Pumped Storage Plant	1,280			Operational
Okikuyotsu Pumped Storage Plant	1,000			Operational
Okikuyotsu II Pumped Storage Plant	600			Operational
Okinawa Yanbaru Seawater Pumped Storage Power Station Okinawa Yanbaru Seawater Pumped Storage Power Station The is a hydroelectric power station located in Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan and operated by the Electric Power Development Company. It is the world’s first pumped-storage to use seawater for storing energy...	30		26°40′25"N 128°15′56"E	Operational
Okutadami Dam Okutadami Dam The Okutadami Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Tadami River, east of Uonuma on the border of Niigata and Fukushima Prefectures, Japan. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 560 MW power station which is the largest conventional hydroelectric power...	560		37°09′12"N 139°15′00"E	Operational
Okutataragi Pumped Storage Plant	1,932		35°14′12"N 134°51′23"E	Operational
Okuyoshino Pumped Storage Plant	1,206			Operational
Okuyahagi	865
Otori Dam Otori Dam The is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Tadami River, southwest of Tadami in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 182 MW power station. The power station contains two Kaplan turbine-generators...	182		37°12′53"N 139°12′50"E	Operational
Sagami Dam Sagami Dam The is a multi-purpose dam on the main stream Sagami River in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.-History:The potential of the Sagami River valley for hydroelectric power development began to be developed in the 1930s, with the growth of population in the Shonan region,...	31		35°36′56"N 139°11′43"E	Operational
Sakuma Dam Sakuma Dam The is a dam on the Tenryū River, located on the border of Toyone, Kitashitara District, Aichi Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It is one of the tallest dams in Japan and supports a 350 MW hydroelectric power station...	350	Sakuma	35°05′58"N 137°47′39"E	Operational
Sasamagawa Dam Sasamagawa Dam The is a dam on the Sasama River, a tributary of the Ōi River, located on the border of the city of Shimada and the town of Kawanehon, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.-History:...	58		34°58′17"N 138°05′38"E	Operational
Senzu Dam Senzu Dam The is a dam on the Sumata River, a tributary of the Ōi River, located in Kawanehon Town, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.-History:...	22.2		35°13′00"N 138°05′25"E	Operational
Shimogo Pumped Storage Plant	1,000			Operational
Shin-Takasegawa Pumped Storage Plant	1,280		36°28′26"N 137°41′23"E	Operational
Shinanogawa Pumped Storage Plant	234			Operational
Shintoyone Pumped Storage Plant	1,120		35°07′33"N 137°45′38"E	Operational
Shiobara Pumped Storage Plant	900			Operational
Shiogō Dam Shiogō Dam The is a dam on the main stream of the Ōi River, located in the town of Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.-History:...	58		35°00′05"N 138°05′15"E	Operational
Shiroyama Dam Shiroyama Dam The is a multi-purpose dam on the main stream Sagami River in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.-History:The potential of the Sagami River valley for hydroelectric power development began to be developed in the 1930s, with the growth of industry and electrical...	275		35°35′09"N 139°17′22"E	Operational
Tagokura Dam Tagokura Dam Tagokura Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The dam supports a 380 MW hydroelectric power station....	390		37°18′38"N 139°17′13"E	Operational
Takami Pumped Storage Plant	200			Operational
Taki Dam Taki Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River, east of Tadami in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Surveys for the dam were carried out in 1958, construction began in 1959 and the dam was complete in 1961. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 92 MW power station...	92		37°23′13"N 139°32′02"E	Operational
Tamahara Pumped Storage Plant	1,200			Operational
Tashiro Dam Tashiro Dam The is a dam on the Ōi River in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It was the first concrete gravity dam to be constructed on the Ōi River, and has a hydroelectric power generating station owned by the Tokyo Electric Power Company....	40.1		35°29′55"N 138°14′47"E	Operational
Tedorigawa I Dam	250			Operational
Tokuyama Dam Tokuyama Dam The is an embankment dam near Ibigawa, Ibi District, Gifu Prefecture in Japan. The dam was completed in 2008 and will support a 153 MW hydroelectric power station that is expected to be complete in 2014. The dam was originally intended to withhold the upper reservoir of a 400 MW...	153		35°39′55"N 136°30′08"E	Operational
Tominaga Dam Tominaga Dam Tominaga Dam is a dam in the city of Toyota in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan....	1,095		35°11′59"N 137°27′31"E	Operational
Yagisawa Pumped Storage Plant	240			Operational
Yomihaki Power Station	112			Operational

Photovoltaic

Station	Capacity (MW)	Community	Coordinates	Status
Solar Ark Solar Ark The Solar Ark is one of the most famous solar buildings . It is an ark-shaped solar photovoltaic power generation facility which offers activities to cultivate a better appreciation of solar power generation, and thereby benefitting both ecology and science...	0.635		35°19′51"N 136°40′16"E	Operational

Wind

Farm Wind farm A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...	Type	Capacity (MW)	Turbines Wind turbine A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...	Coordinates	Status
Aoyama Plateau Wind Farm Aoyama Plateau Wind Farm The Aoyama Plateau Wind Farm, located amongst the Aoyama Plateau in the Muroo-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park, Japan, is one of the largest wind farms in Honshū. This area is located between Tsu, Mie and Iga, Mie. It currently hosts 32 turbines of 700 kW each.The site covers 10.5 hectares and...	Onshore	22.4	32	34°42′40"N 136°17′34"E	Operational
Nunobiki Plateau Wind Farm Nunobiki Plateau Wind Farm The Nunobiki Plateau Wind Farm is located within the city limits of Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan along the side of Lake Inawashiro at an altitude of 1080 m....	Onshore	68.98	33		Operational
Seto Windhill	Onshore	10.1	11	33°26′08"N 132°13′24"E	Operational
Shin Izumo Wind farm	Onshore	78	26		Operational

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