Nature
Lakes of Japan
Many of Japan's most beautiful lakes fill volcanic calderas; Lake Biwa, the largest, is one of the oldest lakes on Earth.
YamanashiFuji Five LakesFuji GokoFive lava-dammed lakes at the northern foot of Mount FujiWorld HeritageHokkaidoLake AkanAkan-koThe lake of the marimo, between two volcanoesKanagawaLake AshiAshi-no-koThe volcanic lake of Hakone, with Fuji on the horizonShigaLake BiwaBiwa-koJapan's largest and oldest lake, the 'mother lake' of KansaiTochigiLake ChuzenjiChūzenji-koA high lake beneath sacred Mount NantaiKagoshimaLake IkedaIkeda-koKyushu's largest lake, beside the cone of Mount KaimonFukushimaLake InawashiroInawashiro-koThe 'mirror of heaven' at the foot of Mount BandaiHokkaidoLake KussharoKussharo-koJapan's largest caldera lake, warmed by hot springsHokkaidoLake MashuMashū-koA sealed caldera lake of exceptional clarity, often veiled in fogActive volcanoHokkaidoLake ShikotsuShikotsu-koA deep, clear caldera lake that never freezesShimaneLake ShinjiShinji-koA brackish lake of clams, waterfowl and sunsetsNaganoLake SuwaSuwa-koA shallow highland lake where the gods cross the iceAkitaLake TazawaTazawa-koThe deepest lake in Japan, framed by the Ou MountainsAomori, AkitaLake TowadaTowada-koA double caldera lake high in the northern Ou MountainsActive volcanoHokkaidoLake ToyaTōya-koA round caldera lake beside a living volcano