Lake Spots in Around Suwa Area

  • Lake Shirakaba
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    Nagano Pref. Chinoshi Kitayama Shirakabako
    Lake Shirakaba, with a circumference of four kilometers, was originally a pond created as a reservoir for farm use. You’ll find an amusement park, golf course, ski resort, hotels, and other facilities around this area, making it one of Shinshu’s top resort spots. Throngs of people visit every year.

    We walked around this lake! So quiet and relaxing! And in the morning it was so foggy that you could hardly see the lake and so cold!

  • Lake Suwa
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    Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture
    Lake Suwa, the largest lake in Shinshu, has a circumference of about 16 kilometers. Here you can enjoy lengthy walks and jogging as well as pleasure cruises and boat trips on the lake. From autumn through to winter keen anglers can fish for wakasagi (a variety of smelt). The Lake Suwa Fireworks Festival, one of Japan’s largest firework displays, is held at the lake in summer with an incredible 40,000 fireworks lighting up the night sky. The huge fireworks display unsurprisingly attracts huge numbers of people each year.
  • Mishaka Pond
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    Nagano Pref. Chinoshi Toyohira Okutetsu
    The Mishaka Pond was created as a reservoir for agricultural purposes. The pond was also used as inspiration for the painting Midori Hibiku (echoing green) by renowned Showa period painter Kaii Higashiyama. Surrounded by glorious nature, the water surface reflecting the image of the trees like a mirror is both beautiful and fantastic.
  • Lake Tateshina
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    Nagano Pref. Chinoshi Kitayama
    Lake Tateshina is a manmade lake that was created as a tourist spot. You can see Mt. Yatsugatake when the weather is fair, and the reflection of Mt. Tateshina and the surrounding trees on the lake surface is gorgeous. Try taking a nature walk to experience the lake in the four seasons.
  • Izumi Lake
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Suwa-shi Kamisuwa
  • Lake Kagami
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Chino-shi Miyagawa
  • Tatenomi
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Suwa-shi Kamisuwa

Nagano Areas

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Nagano prefecture is an exciting mix of mountains, hot spring monkeys, and preserved Edo history. At the heart of the Japanese Alps, Nagano is one of the country’s most popular destinations, whether in winter for its snow sports and the much-loved Jigokudani Monkey Park or in the warmer months for discovering the undulating hills on foot. For fantastic Edo architecture, head to the Kiso Valley for a 60-kilometer stretch of quaint wooden buildings that marked the Nakasendo route 200 years ago.

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