Lake Spots in Shiga Area
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Shiga
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- Lake Biwa
- Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Prefecture
- This is Japan’s largest lake with a general surface area of approximately 670 square kilometers. Water from nearly 460 class A rivers flows into the lake, and of those, 118 rivers flow directly into Lake Biwa. The origin of the lake is estimated to be approximately four million years ago, and although the lake changed location and appeared and disappeared with the changing eras, the current Lake Biwa was shaped about 430,000 years ago. Together with Lake Baikal and the Caspian Sea, Lake Biwa is one of the world’s 20 oldest lakes, and every year approximately 50,000 waterfowl migrate to the lake, which is why its wetlands are registered under the Ramsar Convention.
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- Lake Yogo
- Travel / Tourism
- Nagahama-shi, Shiga Prefecture
- A lake 6.4 meters in circumference located in Kawanami Yogo-cho, Nagahama City. Many curious legends are connected to the lake, such as the Swan maiden and the legend of Princess Kikuishi, and the lake is also known as “Mirror Lake.” The lake is a popular destination for Japanese pond smelt fishing in winter, while in spring visitors come to enjoy the sight of the blossoms of the rapeseed plants and Oshima and yaezakura cherry trees which grow along the shore. The Lake Yogo Chery Blossom Festival is held here when the cherry trees come into bloom.
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- Mishimaike Pond
- Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Maibarashi Ikeshita
- A pond located in Ikeshita, Maibara City. Created some 700 years ago as an agricultural reservoir, a variety of animals live here and the pond is also visited by migrating birds. In 1957, it was confirmed that mallards were breeding here naturally and the pond was designated a Natural Monument as the southernmost natural mallard breeding ground by the prefecture. The pond is also a renowned destination for viewing cherry blossoms in spring.
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- Lake Biwa
- Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Otsu-shi Hamaotsu 5-chome
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- Ozuchi Dam
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- Shiga Koka-shi Tsuchiyamacho Ozuchi
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- Eigenji Lake
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- Shiga Higashiomi-shi
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- Hino Kawawaki Dam
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- Shiga Gamo-gun Hino Cho Murai
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- Ohara Dam (Ohara Reservoir)
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- Shiga Koka-shi Kokacho Kami
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- Sone Numa
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- Shiga Hikone-shi Mitsuyacho
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- Lake Tankai
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- Shiga Takashima-shi Imazucho Fukashimizu
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- Nishiike Pond
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- Shiga Nagahama-shi Ikeokucho
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- Yasugawa Dam Lake
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- Shiga Koka-shi Tsuchiyamacho Okawara
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- Imago Dam
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- Shiga Koka-shi
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- Lake Nishinoko
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- Shiga Omihachiman-shi Azuchicho Jourakuji
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- Okuyama Dam
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- Shiga Takashima-shi
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- Obanashi Dam
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- Shiga Nagahama-shi
Shiga Areas
Visitors to Shiga prefecture are almost always hopping east across the prefectural border from Kyoto, and they are almost certainly Lake Biwa-bound. Covering an area of 670 square kilometers, Lake Biwa makes up the bulk of Shiga prefecture, with beautiful lakeside paths that offer myriad walking and cycling opportunities, connecting a string of museums, shrines, and picturesque views that finally lead you to Hikone Castle on the eastern side of the lake.
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