is a

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

located near the

Meiji Mura is an open-air architectural museum/theme park in Inuyama, near Nagoya in Aichi prefecture, Japan. It was opened on March 18, 1965. The museum preserves historic buildings from Japan's Meiji (1867–1912), Taishō (1912–1926), and early Sh ...

theme park in

Inuyama, Aichi is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 73,420 in 31,276 households, and a population density of 980 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . The name of the city literally transliterates to "Dog ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. In 1868 the dam holding the reservoir collapsed after heavy rain. In the resulting flood, 941 people lost their lives. (in Japanese)

Gallery

File:Lake_Iruka_from_Owari-Hakusan_2011-01-02.jpg, Lake Iruka seen from Mount Owari-Haku File:Mount Owarifujij and Meiji Mura from Iruka Pond 2008-05-15.JPG, Lake Iruka and Mount Owari-Fuji

References

Tourist attractions in Aichi Prefecture Iruka Landforms of Aichi Prefecture {{Aichi-geo-stub