Sasamado Power Station
The remains of a hydroelectric power plant in Sasamado, Kawane-cho, Shimada, standing in a tea field on the far side of a sweeping bend of the Oi River. It began operating in 1931 as a power plant for the paper company Tokai Shiryo (later Tokai Pulp), later passed to Chubu Electric Power, and was decommissioned in 1961. Its ivy-covered concrete building stands on the sloping tea field as if cut off from the surrounding villages. It can only be reached by crossing the river, and since it is private property that is still being managed, please view it only from the opposite bank.
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Nearby liminal spaces
- Shizuoka Prefectural Government Annex, 21F Mt. Fuji Observation Lobby (28 km)
- Toyone Power Station (32 km)
- Kowada Station (Remote Station Where Three Prefectures Meet) (35 km)
- Tamoto Station (Cliffside Station on the Tenryu River) (48 km)
- Nagura Elementary School Shimizu Branch (56 km)
- Nagura Elementary School Komagahara Branch (58 km)
LIMap is a map for finding and sharing liminal spaces: places emptied of people that feel eerie and nostalgic at the same time. Many of these places are private or off-limits, so please follow the notes above and view them only from where you are allowed.