List of lakes of Japan

The list of lakes in Japan ranked by surface area.

Rank Name
 Region
 Prefecture¹
 Municipalities Water Area
(km2)		 Max Depth
(m)		 Altitude
(m)		 Volume
(km³)
1BiwaKansaiShigaŌtsu, Kusatsu, Higashi-Ōmi, Hikone
Nagahama, Moriyama, Ōmi-Hachiman
Takashima, Yasu, Maibara		Fresh670.3103.88527.5
2KasumigauraKantōIbarakiTsuchiura, Ishioka, Omitama, Inashiki
Ami, Kasumigaura, Namegata, Itako, Miho		Fresh167.67.1000.85
3SaromaHokkaidōAbashiriKitami, Saroma, YūbetsuBrackish151.919.601.3
4InawashiroTōhokuFukushimaAizuwakamatsu, Inawashiro, KōriyamaFresh103.394.65145.40
5NakaumiSan'inShimane
Tottori		Matsue, Yonago, Yasugi
Sakaiminato, Higashi-Izumo		Brackish86.217.100.47
6KussharoHokkaidōKushiroTeshikagaFresh79.3117.51212.25
7ShinjiSan'inShimaneMatsue, Izumo, HikawaBrackish79.16.000.34
8ShikotsuHokkaidōIshikariChitoseFresh78.4360.124720.9
9TōyaHokkaidōIburiTōyako, SōbetsuFresh70.7179.9848.19
10HamanaTōkaiShizuokaHamamatsu, Kosai, AraiBrackish65.013.100.35
11OgawaraTōhokuAomoriMisawa, Tōhoku, RokkashoBrackish62.224.400.714
12TowadaTōhokuAomori
Akita		Towada, KosakaFresh61.0326.84004.19
13NotoroHokkaidōAbashiriAbashiriBrackish58.423.100.5
14FūrenHokkaidōNemuroNemuro, BetsukaiBrackish57.513.000.0564
15KitauraKantōIbarakiKashima, Hokota, Namegata, ItakoFresh35.27.000.18
16AbashiriHokkaidōAbashiriAbashiri, ŌzoraBrackish32.316.100.2
17AkkeshiHokkaidōKushiroAkkeshi, HokkaidōFresh32.311.00
18HachirōTōhokuAkitaKatagami, Oga, Gojōme, Ikawa, ŌgataFresh27.712.00
19TazawaTōhokuAkitaSenbokuFresh25.8423.42497.2
20MashūHokkaidōKushiroTeshikagaFresh19.2211.4351
21JūsanTōhokuAomoriGoshogawara, Tsugaru, NakadomariBrackish18.11.50
22KutcharoHokkaidōSōyaHamatonbetsuFresh13.33.300.014
23SuwaChūbuNaganoOkaya, Suwa, Shimo-SuwaFresh13.37.67590.06135
24AkanHokkaidōKushiroKushiroFresh13.044.84200.249
25ChūzenjiKantōTochigiNikkōFresh11.8163.012691.1
26InbaKantōChibaYachiyo, Sakura, Narita, Inzai, Shisui, SakaeFresh11.552.52.50.0277
27IkedaKyūshūKagoshimaIbusukiFresh10.9233.0661.38
28HibaraTōhokuFukushimaKitashiobaraFresh10.730.58220.13
29AshiKantōKanagawaHakoneFresh7.0343.5723
30KuttaraHokkaidōIburiShiraoiFresh4.681482580.491

1) For lakes in the Hokkaidō region, Subprefecture is listed

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