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  2. Lake Biwa - Wikipedia

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    Lake Biwa (琵琶湖, Biwa-ko) is the largest freshwater lake in Japan. It is located entirely within Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu ), northeast of the former capital city of Kyoto . [ 3 ] Lake Biwa is an ancient lake , over 4 million years old. [ 1 ]

  3. Otsu Lakeside Nagisa Park - Wikipedia

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    Otsu Lakeside Nagisa Park (大津湖岸なぎさ公園, Ōtsu Kogan Nagisa Kōen) is a park in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, on the shores of Lake Biwa.It is renowned for its views, being one of the top 100 Views of Nature in Kansai, and is popular with both locals and visitors.

  4. Lake Biwa Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Lake Biwa Museum (琵琶湖博物館, Biwako Hakubutsukan) is in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.It was founded in 1996. The theme of the museum is "relationship between lakes and people" and introduces the nature and culture of Lake Biwa, the largest and oldest lake in Japan.

  5. Lake Biwa Canal - Wikipedia

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    Lake Biwa Canal (琵琶湖疏水 or 琵琶湖疎水, Biwako Sosui) is a historic waterway in Japan connecting Lake Biwa to the nearby City of Kyoto. Constructed during the Meiji Period the canal was originally designed for the transportation of lake water for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes, but also provided for the conveyance of ...

  6. Ōtsu - Wikipedia

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    Lake Biwa, the largest freshwater lake in Japan, covers 673.9 square kilometres (260.2 sq mi) and is located at the center of the Shiga Prefecture. [35] The north part of the lake reaches a depth of 50 metres (160 ft), and the south part of the lake near Ōtsu is much shallower and reaches a depth of 5 metres (16 ft).

  7. List of lakes of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Rank Name Region Prefecture¹ Municipalities Water Area (km 2) Max Depth (m) Altitude (m) Volume (km 3) ; 1: Biwa: Kansai: Shiga: Ōtsu, Kusatsu, Higashi-Ōmi, Hikone Nagahama, Moriyama, Ōmi-Hachiman

  8. Takeshima (Shiga) - Wikipedia

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    Takeijima photographed from Lake Biwa Kisen. Takeshima (多景島) is an island in Shiga, Japan.It is uninhabited and part of Biwako Quasi National Park. [1] It is the smallest island of Lake Biwa [2] and is administered by the city of Hikone which is 6.5 km east of the island. [3]

  9. Shiga Prefecture - Wikipedia

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    Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture viewed from space. Shiga borders Fukui Prefecture in the north, Gifu Prefecture in the east, Mie Prefecture in the southeast, and Kyoto Prefecture in the west. Lake Biwa, Japan's largest, is located at the center of this prefecture. It occupies one-sixth of its area. The Seta River flows from Lake Biwa to Osaka Bay ...

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