Takihata Dam, Gravity dam in Kawachinagano, Japan.

Takihata Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the upper Ishikawa River in Takihata, Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture. Its 62.0 m-high body curves like an arch dam, though it is built as a gravity structure. The reservoir is held by forested hills, and a line of floating markers linked by a boom crosses the water.

The dam was completed in 1981 to address water management and flood control needs in the region. This project emerged from local demands for better protection against water-related problems.

The reservoir is known for wintering mandarin ducks, and "Takihata Dam's Mandarin Ducks" is listed among the eight scenic views of Shin-Kawachinagano. Below the dam, on the right bank, two Buddhist figures are carved into the rock face: a Jizō Bodhisattva and a Kannon Bodhisattva, both visible from the dam body. Upstream lie the Takihata Forty-Eight Waterfalls, and together with the dam they were chosen for the Osaka Midori 100 selections.

Take the Nankai Koya Line or Kintetsu Nagano Line to Kawachinagano Station, then the Hino-Takihata community bus (routes 400, 419, 419V) to the Takihata Dam Site stop, right by the dam. By car, follow National Route 170 through the Amanoyama No. 1 tunnel, turn left at the junction and right at the dead end toward Takihata, then Routes 218 and 61.

Two Buddhist figures are carved into the rock wall on the right bank downstream of the dam: a Jizō Bosatsu and a Kannon Bosatsu. Both can be seen from the dam body itself, though many visitors pass without looking down at the cliff.