Naruse Dam Construction Project KAJIMA, MAEDA, TAKENAKA CIVIL ENGINEERING Joint Venture

KAJIMA DX LABO

About reserving a guided tour

We have opened “a facility for experiencing the future of civil engineering,” KAJIMA DX LABO, on the left bank side of the Naruse Dam dam body construction site. Please join us for an experience of Kajima’s latest cutting-edge construction technology.

※The KAJIMA DX LABO 2023 season is closed.
Visits are scheduled to recommence in Spring 2024.
Please enjoy the KAJIMA DX LABO Online Museum (Virtual).

What is “KAJIMA DX LABO”?

KAJIMA DX LABO is a touring facility designed to allow its visitors to see and learn about Kajima’s vision of the future of civil engineering, an overview of Kajima’s A4CSEL system technology, and the Naruse Dam Construction Project itself. Using AR (augmented reality) tablets, visitors can experience Kajima’s vision of “the future of civil engineering” through the diorama, panel, and outdoor field museum observation deck exhibitions.

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The KAJIMA DX LABO Online Museum (Virtual) has been released. To view, please click the banner below.

KAJIMA DX LABO Online Museum (Virtual)

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About reserving a guided tour

The KAJIMA DX LABO 2023 season is closed.

Tour Outline

Opening Period
During the dam body construction period of early-May to mid-November
*Please refer to the reservation website calendar for more details.
Opening Hours
From 10:00am and from 2:00pm
*These hours may undergo modification. Please check the calendar and the reservation website for more details.
Tour Time
Approx. 90 min
Appointed Meeting Time and Place
After making the reservation, you will receive this information by email.
You will be guided by a lead vehicle from the meeting point to the KAJIMA DX LABO in your own vehicle.
We recommend that you drive an SUV or other four-wheel drive vehicle, as you will be driving on unpaved roads.
Please note that large buses are not permitted on the site.
*Vehicle size is limited to medium-sized buses (9m in length, 3.5m in height, and 2.5m in width) or smaller.
Possible number of participants per reservation
2 – 25 people (Limited to 1 couple per session)
(*Advance reservation required...Reservations must be made at least 2 days in advance on the dedicated reservation website)
Participation Fee
Free of charge
Contact Information
Naruse Dam Construction Joint Venture Office
TEL: 0182-23-5185 (Responsible personnel: Mr. Horie, Ms. Kobayashi)
Additional Information
  • As a rule, any changes to or cancellations of applications must be made through the dedicated reservation website.
  • Vehicles, clothing, and shoes may get dirty due to the on-site facility. (We recommend that you wear boots)
  • We are not responsible for any accidents on site.
  • Eating, drinking, and smoking are prohibited in the facility.
  • Restrooms are located adjacent to the facility.
  • For information on overnight lodgings, tourism sites, special souvenir items and other related matters in Higashinaruse Village, please consult the Higarshinaruse Village Tourism Website(Japanese).
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Request to follow preventative measures against the COVID-19 virus

  • Concierges will wear masks.
  • The building will be disinfected.
  • Visitors are asked to wear masks at their own discretion.

Request for Accident Prevention at the Construction Site

  • Photography in and around the facility and sharing on social media is permitted.
  • There are many large vehicles moving around on the site, so please carefully follow the indications given by the tour guides.
  • For various reasons, it is possible that your reservation may be cancelled.
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Introduction to the KAJIMA DX LABO facility

The first floor of the facility is for guided tours, and the second floor is the A4CSEL IT Pilot control room.

Augmented Reality (AR) Experience

Characteristic 1

Augmented Reality (AR) Experience

By using a tablet device to hover over the specially programmed diorama and informational panels featured in the exhibition, this tour allows you to virtually witness and learn about our latest construction technologies through an AR experience.
AR is also incorporated into the outdoor observation deck part of the tour, where visitors will point their tablet device toward the construction site to view an AR architectural rendering of Naruse Dam upon completion.

A Facility of Various Experiences

Characteristic 2

A Facility of Various Experiences

The LABO facility is equipped with a diorama, informational panels, and a field museum. Visitors can learn about a variety of topics such as the “A4CSEL” system that links multiple automated heavy machinery units with an optimal construction management system that incorporates AI technology, the various cutting-edge technologies being used on our construction site, and the objectives of Naruse Dam through the AR images that appear on the informational panels.

Outdoor Observation Deck

Taken in October 2020

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Outdoor Observation Deck

From the observation deck “Field Museum,” you can get a close-up view of the dam body, which is getting higher and higher every day.
The completed Naruse Dam can also be viewed through AR, so please enjoy the image of the water release after completion by superimposing AR.

The KAJIMA DX LABO Online Museum (Virtual) has been released. To view, please click the banner below.

KAJIMA DX LABO Online Museum (Virtual)