Lake Nojiri
Lake Nojiri is in the town of Shinano, Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Second to Lake Suwa among lakes in Nagano Prefecture, Nojiri is a resort, the location of the first pumped-storage hydroelectricity in Japan, and the site of a Japanese Paleolithic excavation.Photo: RESPITE, Public domain.
Photo: Koda6029, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Japan
- Also known as: “Fuyo-ko” and “Nojiri-ko”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kurohime Station and Furuma Station.
Kurohime Station
Railway station
Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kurohime Station is a railway station on the Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line in Kashiwabara in the town of Shinano, Nagano, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Shinano Railway. Kurohime Station is situated 3 km southwest of Lake Nojiri.
Furuma Station
Railway station
Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Furuma Station is a railway station on the Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line in the town of Shinano, Nagano, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Shinano Railway. Furuma Station is situated 4 km south of Lake Nojiri.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shinano and Iizuna.
Shinano
Town
Photo: Qurren, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shinano is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2019, the town had an estimated population of 8,339 in 3351 households, and a population density of 56 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 149.30 square kilometres. Shinano is situated 3½ km west of Lake Nojiri.
Iizuna
Town
Photo: Yoshi Canopus, CC0.
Iizuna is a town located in the Kamiminochi District of northern Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2019, the town had an estimated population of 11,115 in 4187 households, and a population density of 150 persons per km2. the total area of the town is 75.00 square kilometres. Iizuna is situated 8 km south of Lake Nojiri.
Lake Nojiri
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nagano, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Nojiri from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Nojiri” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nojiri Ko”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره نوچيرى”
- French: “lac Nojiri”
- French: “Lac Nojiri”
- Japanese: “芙蓉湖”
- Japanese: “野尻湖”
- Persian: “دریاچه نوجیری”
- Polish: “Nojiri”
- Russian: “Нодзири (озеро)”
- Russian: “Нодзири”
- Ukrainian: “Нодзірі (озеро)”
- Ukrainian: “Нодзірі”
- Welsh: “Llyn Nojiri”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Furumi and Furuma.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Madarao and Myōkō-Kōgen Station.
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