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The list of lakes in Japan ranked by surface area.












































































































































































































































































































































































Rank
Name

Region

Prefecture¹

Municipalities

Water
Area
(km²)
Max Depth
(m)
Altitude
(m)
Volume
(km³)
1 Biwa Kansai Shiga
Ōtsu, Kusatsu, Higashi-Ōmi, Hikone
Nagahama, Moriyama, Ōmi-Hachiman
Takashima, Yasu, Maibara
Fresh 670.3 103.8 85 27.5
2 Kasumigaura Kantō Ibaraki
Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Omitama, Inashiki
Ami, Kasumigaura, Namegata, Itako, Miho
Fresh 167.6 7.10 0 0.85
3 Saroma Hokkaidō Abashiri
Kitami, Saroma, Yūbetsu
Brackish 151.9 19.6 0 1.3
4 Inawashiro Tōhoku Fukushima
Kōriyama, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Inawashiro
Fresh 103.3 94.6 514 5.40
5 Nakaumi San'in
Shimane
Tottori

Matsue, Yonago, Yasugi
Sakaiminato, Higashi-Izumo
Brackish 86.2 17.1 0 0.47
6 Kussharo Hokkaidō Kushiro Teshikaga Fresh 79.3 117.5 121 2.25
7 Shinji San'in Shimane
Matsue, Izumo, Hikawa
Brackish 79.1 6.0 0 0.34
8 Shikotsu Hokkaidō Ishikari Chitose Fresh 78.4 360.1 247 20.9
9 Tōya Hokkaidō Iburi
Lake Tōya, Sōbetsu
Fresh 70.7 179.9 84 8.19
10 Hamana Tōkai Shizuoka
Hamamatsu, Kosai, Arai
Brackish 65.0 13.1 0 0.35
11 Ogawara Tōhoku Aomori
Misawa, Tōhoku, Rokkasho
Brackish 62.2 24.4 0 0.714
12 Towada Tōhoku
Aomori
Akita

Towada, Kosaka
Fresh 61.0 326.8 400 4.19
13 Notoro Hokkaidō Abashiri Abashiri Brackish 58.4 23.1 0 0.5
14 Fūren Hokkaidō Nemuro
Nemuro, Betsukai
Brackish 57.5 13.0 0 0.0564
15 Kitaura Kantō Ibaraki
Kashima, Hokota, Namegata, Itako
Fresh 35.2 7.0 0 0.18
16 Abashiri Hokkaidō Abashiri
Abashiri, Ōzora
Brackish 32.3 16.1 0 0.2
17 Akkeshi Hokkaidō Kushiro Akkeshi, Hokkaidō Fresh 32.3 11.0 0
18 Hachirō Tōhoku Akita
Katagami, Oga, Gojōme, Ikawa, Ōgata
Fresh 27.7 12.0 0
19 Tazawa Tōhoku Akita Senboku Fresh 25.8 423.4 249 7.2
20 Mashū Hokkaidō Kushiro Teshikaga Fresh 19.2 211.4 351
21 Jūsan Tōhoku Aomori
Goshogawara, Tsugaru, Nakadomari
Brackish 18.1 1.5 0
22 Kutcharo Hokkaidō Sōya Hamatonbetsu Fresh 13.3 3.3 0 0.014
23 Suwa Chūbu Nagano
Okaya, Suwa, Shimo-Suwa
Fresh 13.3 7.6 759 0.06135
24 Akan Hokkaidō Kushiro Kushiro Fresh 13.0 44.8 420 0.249
25 Chūzenji Kantō Tochigi Nikkō Fresh 11.8 163.0 1269 1.1
26 Inba Kantō Chiba
Yachiyo, Sakura, Narita, Inzai, Shisui, Sakae
Fresh 11.55 2.5 2.5 0.0277
27 Ikeda Kyūshū Kagoshima Ibusuki Fresh 10.9 233.0 66 1.38
28 Hibara Tōhoku Fukushima Kitashiobara Fresh 10.7 30.5 822 0.13
29 Kuttara Hokkaidō Iburi Shiraoi Fresh 4.68 148 258 0.491

1) For lakes in the Hokkaidō region, Subprefecture is listed



See also[edit]



  • List of lakes by area

  • List of lakes by depth

  • List of lakes by volume



References[edit]




  • (in Japanese) The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport - Significant Lakes of Japan


  • (in Japanese) Wikipedia - List of lakes in Japan












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