The statistic shows the water surface area of Japan's ten largest lakes as of 2016. Biwa-ko (Lake Biwa), the largest lake of the Japanese archipelago, stretched over square kilometers. With a size of square kilometers, Kasumi-ga-ura came in as the second largest lake of Japan.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 8, 2017). Water surface area of Japan's ten largest lakes as of 2016 (in square kilometers) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/633458/japan-largest-lakes/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Water surface area of Japan's ten largest lakes as of 2016 (in square kilometers)." Chart. September 8, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/633458/japan-largest-lakes/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2017). Water surface area of Japan's ten largest lakes as of 2016 (in square kilometers). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/633458/japan-largest-lakes/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Water Surface Area of Japan's Ten Largest Lakes as of 2016 (in Square Kilometers)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Sep 2017, /statistics/633458/japan-largest-lakes/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Water surface area of Japan's ten largest lakes as of 2016 (in square kilometers) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/633458/japan-largest-lakes/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Water surface area of Japan's ten largest lakes as of 2016 (in square kilometers) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 8, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/633458/japan-largest-lakes/
