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Waters, ice and wild places of Japan

Lakes, waterfalls, glaciers, national parks and mountain huts, each with its location, its size and the weather of the towns around it.

Lakes191with a page
Waterfalls337with a page
Glaciers4with a page
National parks35with a page
Lake Shikotsu
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Lakes

Lakes of Japan

Lake Shikotsu
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Lake Shikotsu

Shiraoi, Hokkaido
78 km²
Lake Shikotsu
Lake Shinji
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Lake Shinji

Matsue, Shimane
79 km²
Lake Shinji
Lake Iruka
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Lake Iruka

Inuyama, Aichi
152 km²
Lake Iruka
Nakaumi
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Nakaumi

Yasugichō, Shimane
86 km²
Nakaumi
Lake Ogawara
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Lake Ogawara

Katchi, Aomori
62 km²
Lake Ogawara
Lake Abashiri
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Lake Abashiri

Ozora, Hokkaido
32 km²
Lake Abashiri
Lake Furen
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Lake Furen

Betsukai, Hokkaido
59 km²
Lake Furen
Lake Kutcharo
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Lake Kutcharo

Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaido
13 km²
Lake Kutcharo
Lake Jūsan
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Lake Jūsan

Nakasato, Aomori
18 km²
Lake Jūsan
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Waterfalls

Waterfalls of Japan

Kegon Falls
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Kegon Falls

Nikkō, Tochigi
97 m drop
Kegon Falls
Nachi Falls
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Nachi Falls

Nachikatsuura, Wakayama
133 m drop
Nachi Falls
Shiraito Falls, Shizuoka
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Shiraito Falls, Shizuoka

Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
20 m drop
Shiraito Falls, Shizuoka
Shōmyō Falls
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Shōmyō Falls

Kamiichi, Toyama
350 m drop
Shōmyō Falls
Fukuroda Falls
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Fukuroda Falls

Daigo, Ibaraki
Fukuroda Falls
Otodome Falls
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Otodome Falls

Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
25 m drop
Otodome Falls
Ryūzu Falls
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Ryūzu Falls

Ashiomachi-mukaihara, Tochigi
210 m drop
Ryūzu Falls
Abe Great Falls
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Abe Great Falls

Nanbu, Yamanashi
80 m drop
Abe Great Falls
Hayato Great Falls
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Hayato Great Falls

Kiyokawa, Kanagawa
Hayato Great Falls
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Glaciers

Glaciers of Japan

Komado Glacier
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Komado Glacier

Hakuba, Nagano
Komado Glacier
Sannomado Glacier
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Sannomado Glacier

Hakuba, Nagano
Sannomado Glacier
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Gozenzawa Glacier

Ōmachi, Nagano
Gozenzawa Glacier
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Hamaguri Yuki Glacier

Hakuba, Nagano
Hamaguri Yuki Glacier
National parks

National parks of Japan

Setonaikai National Park
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Setonaikai National Park

Kamijima, Ehime
9,037 km²
Setonaikai National Park
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
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Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

Shimoda, Shizuoka
1,668 km²
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
Daisetsuzan National Park
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Daisetsuzan National Park

Kamikawa, Hokkaido
2,268 km²
Daisetsuzan National Park
Akan Mashu National Park
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Akan Mashu National Park

Teshikaga, Hokkaido
905 km²
Akan Mashu National Park
Shiretoko National Park
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Shiretoko National Park

Rausu, Hokkaido
386 km²
Shiretoko National Park
Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
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Chūbu-Sangaku National Park

Hakuba, Nagano
1,743 km²
Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park
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Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park

Kusatsu, Gunma
1,881 km²
Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park
Bandai-Asahi National Park
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Bandai-Asahi National Park

Kitakata, Fukushima
1,864 km²
Bandai-Asahi National Park
Nikkō National Park
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Nikkō National Park

Hinoemata, Fukushima
1,149 km²
Nikkō National Park
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Mountain huts

Mountain huts of Japan

Akadake Kōsen
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Akadake Kōsen

Minamimaki, Nagano
Akadake Kōsen
Dakesawa Goya
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Dakesawa Goya

Azumino, Nagano
Dakesawa Goya
Hakuba Sansō
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Hakuba Sansō

Hakuba, Nagano
Hakuba Sansō
Hakubadake Chōjō Shukusha
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Hakubadake Chōjō Shukusha

Hakuba, Nagano
Hakubadake Chōjō Shukusha
Honzawa Onsen
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Honzawa Onsen

Koumibara, Nagano
Honzawa Onsen
Hotakadake Sansō
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Hotakadake Sansō

Azumino, Nagano
Hotakadake Sansō
Kitadake Sanso
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Kitadake Sanso

Nirasaki, Yamanashi
2,900 m
Kitadake Sanso
Mikurigaike Onsen
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Mikurigaike Onsen

Kamiichi, Toyama
Mikurigaike Onsen
Nishiho Sansō
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Nishiho Sansō

Azumino, Nagano
Nishiho Sansō
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Beaches

Beaches of Japan

Miho no Matsubara
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Miho no Matsubara

Shizuoka, Shizuoka
Miho no Matsubara
Yuigahama
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Yuigahama

Yuigahama, Kanagawa
Yuigahama
Kujūkuri Beach
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Kujūkuri Beach

Tōgane, Chiba
Kujūkuri Beach
Shichirigahama
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Shichirigahama

Inamuragasaki, Kanagawa
Shichirigahama
Notsuke Peninsula
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Notsuke Peninsula

Shibetsu, Hokkaido
Notsuke Peninsula
Jōdogahama
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Jōdogahama

Miyako, Iwate
Jōdogahama
Kotohiki Beach
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Kotohiki Beach

Kyōtango, Kyoto
Kotohiki Beach
Chichibugahama
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Chichibugahama

Mitoyo, Kagawa
Chichibugahama
Katsurahama
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Katsurahama

Kochi, Kochi
Katsurahama
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Islands

Islands of Japan

Hokkaidō
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Hokkaidō

Kamifurano, Hokkaido
2,290 m
Hokkaidō
Kyushu
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Kyushu

Aso, Kumamoto
1,788 m
Kyushu
Okinawa
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Okinawa

Ginoza, Okinawa
Okinawa
Tsushima Island, Nagasaki
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Tsushima Island, Nagasaki

Tsushima, Nagasaki
649 m
Tsushima Island, Nagasaki
Yakushima
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Yakushima

Nagata, Kagoshima
1,935 m
Yakushima
Amami Ōshima
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Amami Ōshima

Yamatohama, Kagoshima
694 m
Amami Ōshima
Sado Island
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Sado Island

Ryōtsu-minato, Niigata
Sado Island
Tanegashima
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Tanegashima

Nakatane, Kagoshima
282 m
Tanegashima
Ishigaki Island
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Ishigaki Island

Ishigaki, Okinawa
529 m
Ishigaki Island
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Caves

Caves of Japan

Reigandō
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Reigandō

Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Reigandō
Fugaku Wind Cave
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Fugaku Wind Cave

Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Fugaku Wind Cave
Narusawa Ice Cave
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Narusawa Ice Cave

Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Narusawa Ice Cave
Maki-do Cave
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Maki-do Cave

Niimi, Okayama
Maki-do Cave
Ryusendo Cave
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Ryusendo Cave

Iwaizumi, Iwate
Ryusendo Cave
Ryūga Cave
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Ryūga Cave

Yamashita, Kochi
Ryūga Cave
Dōgashima Tensōdō
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Dōgashima Tensōdō

Nishiizu, Shizuoka
Dōgashima Tensōdō
Fugoppe Cave
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Fugoppe Cave

Yoichi, Hokkaido
Fugoppe Cave
Fukui Cave
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Fukui Cave

Matsuura, Nagasaki
Fukui Cave
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Rivers

Rivers of Japan

Lake Biwa
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Lake Biwa

Ōmihachiman, Shiga
84 m
Lake Biwa
Shinano River
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Shinano River

Niigata, Niigata
Shinano River
Ishikari River
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Ishikari River

Ishikari, Hokkaido
Ishikari River
Tone River
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Tone River

Hasaki, Chiba
Tone River
Sumida River
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Sumida River

Jūjō-nakahara, Tokyo
Sumida River
Nagara River
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Nagara River

Kisosaki, Mie
Nagara River
Tama River, Kanagawa
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Tama River, Kanagawa

Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Tama River, Kanagawa
Yodo River
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Yodo River

Amagasaki, Hyōgo
Yodo River
Mogami River
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Mogami River

Sakata, Yamagata
Mogami River
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