Lake guides

Lakes in Japan

27 lake guides in Japan, out of 204 named lakes we know there.

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Lake Biwa

Japan673 km²27°max Lake Kasumigaura

Japan168 km²28°max Lake Suwa

Japan12.7 km²26°max Lake Shinji

Japan79.9 km²28°max Lake Tōya

Japan70.0 km²23°max Lake Inawashiro

Japan103 km² Lake Tazawa

Japan25.5 km²24°max Lake Kawaguchi

Japan5.2 km²25°max Lake Ashi

Japan6.2 km²24°max Nakaumi

Japan87.1 km²27°max Lake Yamanaka

Japan6.6 km²26°max Lake Kussharo

Japan78.5 km²22°max Lake Sai

Japan2.0 km²24°max Lake Towada

Japan60.5 km²23°max Lake Shikotsu

Japan77.7 km²21°max Lake Abashiri

Japan32.1 km²24°max Lake Ogawara

Japan61.9 km²26°max Lake Akan

Japan12.5 km²21°max Lake Chūzenji

Japan11.8 km²22°max Lake Okutama

Japan3.9 km²26°max Lake Mashū

Japan18.7 km²18°max Lake Sagami

Japan1.7 km²26°max Lake Motosu

Japan4.5 km²25°max Lake Man

Japan0.4 km² Lake Iruka

Japan1.3 km²30°max Lake Hibara

Japan10.1 km²23°max Lake Kuttara

Japan4.4 km²21°max

Other well-known lakes in Japan

Lake Miyagase4.0 km²
Lake Shōji0.3 km²
Lake Kutcharo8.2 km²
Lake Inba4.3 km²
Lake Kizaki1.5 km²
Lake Nojiri4.1 km²
Lake Tega3.3 km²
Lake Ikeda10.5 km²
Lake Tanzawa2.0 km²
Lake Kamo4.7 km²
Lake Tanuki0.2 km²
Yamaguchi Reservoir1.6 km²
Lake Tōgō4.1 km²
Murayama Reservoir1.1 km²
Lake Sotonasakaura40.7 km²
Mannō Lake1.4 km²
Hinuma9.1 km²
Lake Hyōko0.1 km²
Lake Utonai2.0 km²
Aso Inland Sea4.4 km²
Akimoto Lake2.8 km²
Lake Suigetsu8.3 km²
Lake Unagi1.1 km²
Oguni-numa Pond0.6 km²

Lakes in Japan

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Other well-known lakes in Japan

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