#493: Hachirogata (Semiweekly-pedia of Japan)

#493: Hachirogata (category: lake)

Hachirogata is a lake in Akita Prefecture, belonging to the Tohoku region (refer to #136). It is located at the base of Oga Peninsula (refer to #291).

Although the lake is currently the 18th largest one in Japan, it used to the 2nd largest after Lake Biwa (refer to #483) before the land reclamation was made.

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