A lake and swamp ranking of Japan
Where is the largest lake in Japan?
The biggest lake in Japan is Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture. The area is 670.3 km2. The 2nd place is Lake Kasumigaura of Ibaraki Prefecture. The area is 167.6 km2.
In the 1st place and the 2nd place, there are about 4 times as many differences.
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A lake and swamp ranking of Japan (area ranking) |
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Ranking |
A lake and a swamp |
Area (km2) |
Whereabouts |
| 1 |
Lake Biwa |
670.3 |
Shiga |
| 2 |
Lake Kasumigaura |
167.6 |
Ibaraki |
| 3 |
Lake Saroma |
151.8 |
Hokkaido |
| 4 | Lake Inawashiro | 103.3 |
Fukushima |
| 5 |
nakaumi |
86.2 |
Tottori, Shimane |
| 6 |
Lake Kussharo |
79.6 |
Hokkaido |
| 7 |
Lake Shinji |
79.1 |
Shimane |
| 8 |
Lake Shikotsu |
78.4 |
Hokkaido |
| 9 |
Lake Toya |
70.7 |
Hokkaido |
| 10 |
Lake Hamana |
65 |
Shizuoka |
| 11 |
Lake Ogawara |
62.2 |
Aomori |
| 12 |
Lake Towada |
61 |
Aomori, Akita |
| 13 |
Lake Notoro |
58.4 |
Hokkaido |
| 14 |
Lake Furen |
57.7 |
Hokkaido |
| 15 |
Kitaura |
35.2 |
Ibaraki |
| 16 |
Lake Abashiri |
32.3 |
Hokkaido |
| 17 |
Lake Akkeshi |
32.3 |
Hokkaido |
| 18 |
Hachirogata |
27.7 |
Akita |
| 19 |
Lake Tazawa |
25.8 |
Akita |
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Data Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
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