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 669.2 square kilometers. With a size of 168.2 square kilometers, Kasumi-ga-ura came in as the second largest lake of Japan.
Water surface area of Japan's ten largest lakes as of 2016 (in square kilometers)
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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 Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/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. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/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). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/633458/japan-largest-lakes/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Water Surface Area of Japan's Ten Largest Lakes as of 2016 (in Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2017, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/633458/japan-largest-lakes/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Water surface area of Japan's ten largest lakes as of 2016 (in square kilometers) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/633458/japan-largest-lakes/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
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: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/633458/japan-largest-lakes/