The 30 largest lakes in Japan
The top 3 according to 26 votes from people: Lake Biwa · Lake Inawashiro · Lake Shinji. (Updated Nov 3, 2024.)
Japan's largest lake is Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, at about 669 km² – almost four times the size of second-placed Kasumigaura. Twelve of the top 30 are in Hokkaido, many of them coastal brackish lakes such as Saroma, Notoro and Fūren. The ranking follows the list of Japanese lakes by area based on Geospatial Information Authority figures, with maximum depth.
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Top 30
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1
Lake Biwa
Shiga Prefecture. Area 669.26 km², max. depth 103.6 m. Japan's largest lake by both area and volume.
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2
Lake Inawashiro
Fukushima Prefecture. Area 103.24 km², max. depth 94.6 m.
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3
Lake Shinji
Shimane Prefecture. Area 79.25 km², max. depth 6.4 m.
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4
Lake Hamana
Shizuoka Prefecture. Area 64.92 km², max. depth 16.6 m.
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5
Lake Towada
Aomori and Akita Prefectures. Area 61.10 km², max. depth 327.0 m.
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6
Lake Saroma
Hokkaido Prefecture. Area 151.59 km², max. depth 20.0 m. Japan's largest brackish lake.
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7
Nakaumi
Shimane and Tottori Prefectures. Area 85.74 km², max. depth 8.4 m.
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8
Lake Kussharo
Hokkaido Prefecture. Area 79.54 km², max. depth 117.0 m.
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9
Lake Shikotsu
Hokkaido Prefecture. Area 78.48 km², max. depth 363.0 m. The second deepest in Japan, after Lake Tazawa.
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10
Lake Fūren
Hokkaido Prefecture. Area 59.01 km², max. depth 11.0 m.
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11
Kitaura (part of Kasumigaura)
Ibaraki Prefecture. Area 35.03 km², max. depth 10.0 m.
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12
Hachirōgata regulating pond
Akita Prefecture. Area 31.50 km², max. depth 12.0 m. Before it was drained, Hachirōgata covered about 220 km² and was Japan's second largest lake.
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13
Lake Chūzenji
Tochigi Prefecture. Area 11.90 km², max. depth 163.0 m. The highest lake of more than 10 km² in Japan, at 1,269 m.
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14
Lake Tōfutsu
Hokkaido Prefecture. Area 8.19 km², max. depth 2.5 m.
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15
Lake Ikeda
Kagoshima Prefecture. Area 10.91 km², max. depth 233.0 m. The largest lake in Kyushu.
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16
Kasumigaura
Ibaraki Prefecture. Area 168.10 km², max. depth 7.0 m.
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17
Lake Tōya
Hokkaido Prefecture. Area 70.72 km², max. depth 180.0 m.
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18
Lake Ogawara
Aomori Prefecture. Area 61.98 km², max. depth 24.0 m.
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19
Lake Notoro
Hokkaido Prefecture. Area 58.20 km², max. depth 21.2 m.
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20
Lake Akkeshi
Hokkaido Prefecture. Area 32.31 km², max. depth 11.0 m.
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21
Lake Abashiri
Hokkaido Prefecture. Area 32.28 km², max. depth 16.8 m.
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22
Lake Tazawa
Akita Prefecture. Area 25.75 km², max. depth 423.0 m. At 423 m, the deepest lake in Japan.
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23
Lake Mashū
Hokkaido Prefecture. Area 19.22 km², max. depth 211.5 m. Famous for the clarity of its water.
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24
Lake Kutcharo
Hokkaido Prefecture. Area 13.40 km², max. depth 2.5 m.
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25
Lake Akan
Hokkaido Prefecture. Area 13.25 km², max. depth 45.0 m.
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26
Lake Suwa
Nagano Prefecture. Area 12.81 km², max. depth 6.3 m.
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27
Inba-numa
Chiba Prefecture. Area 9.43 km², max. depth 2.5 m.
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28
Lake Jūsan
Aomori Prefecture. Area 17.81 km², max. depth 3.0 m.
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29
Lake Hibara
Fukushima Prefecture. Area 10.86 km², max. depth 31.0 m.
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30
Hinuma
Ibaraki Prefecture. Area 9.30 km², max. depth 3.0 m.
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