List of lakes in Japan
This list of lakes in Japan lists all natural lakes in Japan that are at least one square kilometer in area.
The data are based on information from Kokudo Chiriin (names and areas; 2008) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (height, scope, depth; 2002).
Lakes of the Kuril Islands , which are administered by Russia but claimed by Japan, are shown in italics.
| Surname | prefecture | Area (km²) | Height (m) | Circumference (km) | Lowest point (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biwa ( 琵琶湖 ) | Shiga | 669.23 | 85 | 241 | 103.8 |
| Kasumigaura ( 霞 ヶ 浦 ) | Ibaraki | 168.22 | 0 | 120 | 7.1 |
| Saroma ( サ ロ マ 湖 ) | Hokkaidō ( Okhotsk ) | 151.59 | 0 | 87 | 19.6 |
| Inawashiro ( 猪苗 代 湖 ) | Fukushima | 103.24 | 514 | 50 | 93.5 |
| Nakaumi ( 中 海 ) | Shimane , Tottori | 85.68 | 0 | 105 | 17.1 |
| Kussharo ( 屈 斜路 湖 ) | Hokkaidō ( Kushiro ) | 79.54 | 121 | 57 | 117.5 |
| Shinji ( 宍 道 湖 ) | Shimane | 79.25 | 0 | 47 | 6.0 |
| Shikotsu ( 支 笏 湖 ) | Hokkaidō ( Ishikari ) | 78.48 | 247 | 40 | 360.1 |
| Tōya ( 洞 爺 湖 ) | Hokkaidō ( Iburi ) | 70.72 | 84 | 50 | 179.7 |
| Hamana ( 浜 名 湖 ) | Shizuoka | 64.91 | 0 | 114 | 13.1 |
| Ogawara ( 小川 原 湖 ) | Aomori | 62.12 | 0 | 47 | 24.4 |
| Towada ( 十 和田 湖 ) | Aomori, Akita | 61.11 | 400 | 46 | 326.8 |
| Notoro ( 能 取 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Okhotsk) | 58.20 | 0 | 33 | 23.1 |
| Fūren ( 風 蓮湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 59.01 | 0 | 94 | 13.0 |
| Kitaura ( 北 浦 ) | Ibaraki | 35.04 | 0 | 64 | 7.0 |
| Abashiri ( 網 走 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Okhotsk) | 32.28 | 0 | 39 | 16.1 |
| Akkeshi ( 厚 岸 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Kushiro) | 32.31 | 0 | 25th | 11.0 |
| Hachirogata ( 八郎 潟 調整 池 ) | Akita | 27.75 | 0 | 35 | 12.0 |
| Tazawa ( 田 沢 湖 ) | Akita | 25.75 | 249 | 20th | 423.4 |
| Mashū ( 摩 周 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Kushiro) | 19.22 | 351 | 20th | 211.4 |
| Jūsan ( 十三 湖 ) | Aomori | 17.82 | 0 | 28 | 1.5 |
|
Kutcharo ( ク ッ チ ャ ロ 湖 ) Ōnuma and Konuma ( 大沼 and 小 沼 ) |
Hokkaidō (Soya) | 13.40 | 0 | 30th | 3.3 |
| Akan ( 阿寒湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Kushiro) | 13.25 | 420 | 30th | 44.8 |
| Suwa ( 諏 訪 湖 ) | Nagano | 12.81 | 759 | 17th | 7.6 |
| Chūzenji ( 中 禅寺 湖 ) | Tochigi | 11.90 | 1,269 | 22nd | 163.0 |
| Ikeda ( 池田 湖 ) | Kagoshima | 10.91 | 66 | 15th | 233.0 |
| Hibara ( 檜 原 湖 ) | Fukushima | 10.70 | 822 | 38 | 30.5 |
| Hinuma ( 涸 沼 ) | Ibaraki | 9.30 | 0 | 20th | 3.0 |
| Inbanuma ( 印 旛 沼 ) | Chiba | 9.43 | 1 | 44 | 1.8 |
| Tōfutsu ( 涛 沸 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Okhotsk) | 8.19 | 1 | 27 | 2.4 |
| Tōfutsu ( 東 沸 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 8.13 | |||
| Kumihama-wan ( 久 美 浜 湾 ) | Kyoto | 7.18 | 0 | 23 | 20.6 |
| Mangokuura ( 万 石浦 ) | Miyagi | 7.30 | |||
| Koyama-ike ( 湖山 池 ) | Tottori | 6.99 | 0 | 18th | 6.5 |
| Ashinoko ( 芦 ノ 湖 ) | Kanagawa | 7.03 | 725 | 19th | 40.6 |
| Yamanaka ( 山 中 湖 ) | Yamanashi | 6.57 | 981 | 14th | 13.3 |
| Tōro ( 塘路 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Kushiro) | 6.27 | 8th | 18th | 6.9 |
| Matsukawaura ( 松川 浦 ) | Fukushima | 6.06 | 0 | 23 | 5.5 |
| Sotonasakaura ( 外 浪 逆 浦 ) | Ibaraki, Chiba | 5.93 | 0 | 12 | 23.3 |
| Urumonbetsu ( 得 茂 別 湖 ) | Hokkaidō ( Nemuro ) | 5.80 | |||
| Kawaguchi ( 河口湖 ) | Yamanashi | 5.48 | 831 | 18th | 14.6 |
| Onnetō ( 温 根 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 5.72 | 1 | 14th | 6.7 |
| Takahokonuma ( 鷹 架 沼 ) | Aomori | 5.43 | 0 | 22nd | 7.0 |
| Inohana ( 猪 鼻 湖 ) | Shizuoka | 5.36 | 0 | 14th | 16.1 |
| Ōnuma ( 大沼 ) | Hokkaidō ( Oshima ) | 5.31 | 129 | 21st | 11.6 |
| Komuke ( コ ム ケ 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Okhotsk) | 4.84 | 1 | 23 | 5.3 |
| Kamo ( 加 茂 湖 ) | Niigata | 4.85 | 0 | 17th | 9.0 |
| Ōnuma | Hokkaidō ( Sōya ) | 4.67 | 1 | 10 | 2.2 |
| Asokai ( 阿蘇海 ) | Kyoto | 4.80 | 0 | 16 | 13.0 |
| Motosu ( 本 栖 湖 ) | Yamanashi | 4.70 | 900 | 11 | 121.6 |
| Kuttara ( 倶 多 楽 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Iburi) | 4.70 | 258 | 8th | 148.0 |
| Yūdōnuma ( 湧 洞 沼 ) | Hokkaidō ( Tokachi ) | 4.43 | |||
| Nojiri / Fuyō ( 野 尻 湖 / 芙蓉 湖 ) | Nagano | 4.45 | 657 | 14th | 38.3 |
| Toshimoi ( 年 萌 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 4.36 | |||
| Suigetsu ( 水月 湖 ) | Fukui | 4.18 | 0 | 11 | 33.7 |
| Kahokugata ( 河北 潟 ) | Ishikawa | 4.20 | 0 | 25th | 4.8 |
| Teganuma ( 手 賀 沼 ) | Chiba | 4.02 | 3 | 37 | 3.8 |
| Tōgōike ( 東 郷 池 ) | Tottori | 4.05 | 0 | 13 | 3.6 |
| Konuma ( 小 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Oshima) | 3.81 | |||
| Akimoto ( 秋 元 湖 ) | Fukushima | 3.62 | |||
| Shikaribetsu ( 然 別 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Tokachi) | 3.59 | |||
| Hichirippunuma ( 火 散布 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Kushiro) | 3.76 | |||
| Obuchinuma ( 尾 駮 沼 ) | Aomori | 3.32 | |||
| Mikata ( 三方 湖 ) | Fukui | 3.58 | |||
| Higashibiroku ( 東 ビ ロ ク 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 3.49 | |||
| Ushikunuma ( 牛 久 沼 ) | Ibaraki | 3.55 | |||
| Panketō ( パ ン ケ 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Sōya) | 3.55 | |||
| Nikishoro ( ニ キ シ ョ ロ 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 3.44 | |||
| Izunuma ( 伊豆 沼 ) | Miyagi | 3.31 | |||
| Naganuma ( 長 沼 ) | Miyagi | 4.88 | |||
| Numazawa ( 沼 沢 湖 ) | Fukushima | 2.99 | |||
| Ichihishinai ( 一 菱 内 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 2.96 | |||
| Panketō ( パ ン ケ ト ー ) | Hokkaidō (Kushiro) | 2.86 | |||
| Nishibiroku ( 西 ビ ロ ク 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 2.40 | |||
| Shibetoronuma ( 蘂 取 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 2.83 | |||
| Usoriyama ( 宇 曽 利 山湖 ) | Aomori | 2.68 | |||
| Shibunotsunai ( シ ブ ノ ツ ナ イ 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Okhotsk) | 2.63 | |||
| Naibonuma ( 内 保 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 2.55 | |||
| Utonai ( ウ ト ナ イ 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 2.10 | |||
| Nishinoko ( 西 の 湖 ) | Shiga | 2.15 | |||
| Kitagata ( 北 潟湖 ) | Ishikawa, Fukui | 2.16 | |||
| Saiko ( 西湖 ) | Yamanashi | 2.10 | |||
| Poronuma ( ポ ロ 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Sōya) | 1.97 | |||
| Ozenuma ( 尾 瀬 沼 ) | Fukushima, Gunma | 1.81 | |||
| Shirarutoronuma ( シ ラ ル ト ロ 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Kushiro) | 1.72 | |||
| Shibayamagata ( 柴山 潟 ) | Ishikawa | 1.92 | |||
| Yogo ( 余 呉 湖 ) | Shiga | 1.75 | |||
| Oikamanaenuma ( 生 花苗 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Tokachi) | 1.54 | |||
| Aoki ( 青木 湖 ) | Nagano | 1.73 | |||
| Ichiyanaginuma ( 市 柳 沼 ) | Aomori | 1.75 | |||
| Onogawa ( 小野 川 湖 ) | Fukushima | 1.72 | |||
| Kizaki ( 木 崎 湖 ) | Nagano | 1.69 | |||
| Keramui ( ケ ラ ム イ 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 1.67 | |||
| Anenuma ( 姉 沼 ) | Aomori | 1.57 | |||
| Tamoginuma ( 田 面 木 沼 ) | Aomori | 1.61 | |||
| Penketō ( ペ ン ケ 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Sōya) | 1.27 | |||
| Kabutonuma ( 兜 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Sōya) | 1.46 | |||
| Kimonmanuma ( キ モ ン マ 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 1.44 | |||
| Rausunuma ( ラ ウ ス 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 1.35 | |||
| Kugushi ( 久 々 子 湖 ) | Fukui | 1.40 | |||
| Nagazuraura ( 長 面 浦 ) | Miyagi | 1.47 | |||
| Toyanogata ( 鳥 屋 野 潟 ) | Niigata | 1.37 | |||
| Torinoumi ( 鳥 の 海 ) | Miyagi | 1.35 | |||
| Chōbushi Lake ( 長 節 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Tokachi) | 1.12 | |||
| Takkobu ( 達 古 武 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Kushiro) | 1.31 | |||
| Tōronuma ( ト ウ ロ 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 1.38 | |||
| Yodaura ( 与 田 浦 ) | Chiba | 1.23 | |||
| Haruna ( 榛 名 湖 ) | Gunma | 1.24 | |||
| Sanaru ( 佐 鳴 湖 ) | Shizuoka | 1.13 | |||
| Unagiike ( 鰻 池 ) | Kagoshima | 1.20 | |||
| Tappinuma ( 田光 沼 ) | Aomori | 1.25 | |||
| Jinzai ( 神 西湖 ) | Shimane | 1.14 | |||
| Kibagata ( 木 場 潟 ) | Ishikawa | 1.13 | |||
| Uchinuma ( 内 沼 ) | Miyagi | 1.05 | |||
| Chimikeppu ( チ ミ ケ ッ プ 湖 ) | Hokkaidō (Okhotsk) | 1.05 | |||
| Shananuma ( 紗 那 沼 ) | Hokkaidō (Nemuro) | 1.01 | |||
| Asanainuma ( 浅 内 沼 ) | Akita | 1.04 |
- ↑ a b c d e f on the island of Kunashir administered by Russia
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i on the Russian-administered island of Iturup
Web links
Commons : Lakes in Japan - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ 湖沼 面積 . (PDF; 114 kB) (No longer available online.) Kokudo Chiriin , October 1, 2015, archived from the original on August 5, 2016 ; Retrieved August 7, 2016 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c 日本 の 主 な 湖沼 . (No longer available online.) MLIT , 2002, archived from the original on September 12, 2013 ; Retrieved September 15, 2013 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
