The list of lakes in Japan ranked by surface area.
Rank Name Region Prefecture¹MunicipalitiesWater Area(km2) Max Depth(m) Altitude(m) Volume(km3) 1 Biwa Kansai Shiga Ōtsu, Kusatsu, Higashi-Ōmi, HikoneNagahama, Moriyama, Ōmi-HachimanTakashima, Yasu, Maibara Fresh 670.3 103.8 85 27.5 2 Kasumigaura Kantō Ibaraki Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Omitama, InashikiAmi, Kasumigaura, Namegata, Itako, Miho Fresh 167.6 7.10 0 0.85 3 Saroma Hokkaido Okhotsk Kitami, Saroma, Yūbetsu Brackish 151.9 19.6 0 1.3 4 Inawashiro Tōhoku Fukushima Aizuwakamatsu, Inawashiro, Kōriyama Fresh 103.3 94.6 514 5.40 5 Nakaumi San'in ShimaneTottori Matsue, Yonago, YasugiSakaiminato, Higashi-Izumo Brackish 86.2 17.1 0 0.47 6 Kussharo Hokkaido Kushiro Teshikaga Fresh 79.3 117.5 121 2.25 7 Shinji San'in Shimane Matsue, Izumo, Hikawa Brackish 79.1 6.0 0 0.34 8 Shikotsu Hokkaido Ishikari Chitose Fresh 78.4 360.1 247 20.9 9 Tōya Hokkaido Iburi Tōyako, Sōbetsu Fresh 70.7 179.9 84 8.19 10 Hamana Tōkai Shizuoka Hamamatsu, Kosai, Arai Brackish 65.0 13.1 0 0.35 11 Ogawara Tōhoku Aomori Misawa, Tōhoku, Rokkasho Brackish 62.2 24.4 0 0.714 12 Towada Tōhoku AomoriAkita Towada, Kosaka Fresh 61.0 326.8 400 4.19 13 Notoro Hokkaido Okhotsk Abashiri Brackish 58.4 23.1 0 0.5 14 Fūren Hokkaido Nemuro Nemuro, Betsukai Brackish 57.5 13.0 0 0.0564 15 Kitaura Kantō Ibaraki Kashima, Hokota, Namegata, Itako Fresh 35.2 7.0 0 0.18 16 Abashiri Hokkaido Okhotsk Abashiri, Ōzora Brackish 32.3 16.1 0 0.2 17 Akkeshi Hokkaido Kushiro Akkeshi, Hokkaido Fresh 32.3 11.0 0 18 Hachirō Tōhoku Akita Katagami, Oga, Gojōme, Ikawa, Ōgata Fresh 27.7 12.0 0 19 Tazawa Tōhoku Akita Senboku Fresh 25.8 423.4 249 7.2 20 Mashū Hokkaido Kushiro Teshikaga Fresh 19.2 211.4 351 21 Jūsan Tōhoku Aomori Goshogawara, Tsugaru, Nakadomari Brackish 18.1 1.5 0 22 Kutcharo Hokkaido Sōya Hamatonbetsu Fresh 13.3 3.3 0 0.01423 Suwa Chūbu Nagano Okaya, Suwa, Shimo-Suwa Fresh 13.3 7.6 759 0.06135 24 Akan Hokkaido Kushiro Kushiro Fresh 13.0 44.8 420 0.249 25 Chūzenji Kantō Tochigi Nikkō Fresh 11.8 163.0 1269 1.1 26 Inba Kantō Chiba Yachiyo, Sakura, Narita, Inzai, Shisui, Sakae Fresh 11.55 2.5 2.5 0.0277 27 Ikeda Kyūshū Kagoshima Ibusuki Fresh 10.9 233.0 66 1.38 28 Hibara Tōhoku Fukushima Kitashiobara Fresh 10.7 30.5 822 0.13 29 Ashi Kantō Kanagawa Hakone Fresh 7.03 43.5 723 30 Kuttara Hokkaido Iburi Shiraoi Fresh 4.68 148 258 0.491 1) For lakes in the Hokkaidō region, Subprefecture is listed
See also
List of lakes by area List of lakes by depth List of lakes by volume
References The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport - Significant Lakes of Japan Wikipedia - List of lakes in Japan