Lake Ikeda

Lake Ikeda is in Ikeda Caldera located 40 km south of city; Kyūshū island, . It is perhaps best known to tourists as the location of the purported sightings of a cryptid named Issie, and as the largest lake on Kyūshū island with a surface area of 11 km2 and a shoreline length of 15 km.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: lake on Kyūshū island, Japan
  • Also known as: “Ikeda-ko”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Higashi-Kaimon and Hirakiki-jinja Shrine.

Railway station
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Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, , . It is operated by JR Kyushu. is situated 4 km south of Lake Ikeda.

Shinto shrine
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Hirasaki Shrine, also known as Hirakiki-jinja, is a Shinto shrine in the Kaimonjuttcho neighborhood of the city of Ibusuki in , . is situated 3½ km southwest of Lake Ikeda.

School
Photo: Sakoppi, CC BY 3.0.
is a school, which is situated 3 km north of Lake Ikeda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ikeda and Yamagawa-Toshinaga.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a quarter, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Lake Ikeda.

Quarter
Photo: tsuda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a quarter, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Lake Ikeda.

Lake Ikeda

Latitude
31.23487° or 31° 14′ 6″ north
Longitude
130.56128° or 130° 33′ 41″ east
Elevation
63 metres (207 feet)
Open location code
8Q3G6HM6+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 41889339
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Geo­Names ID
1861788
Wiki­data ID
Q3214941
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Ikeda from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Welsh—“Lake Ikeda” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “အိခဲဒကန်”
  • Cebuano: “Ikeda Ko”
  • Chinese: “池田湖”
  • Czech: “Jezero Ikeda”
  • French: “lac Ikeda”
  • French: “Lac Ikeda”
  • Hindi: “इकेदा झील”
  • Japanese: “池田湖”
  • Japanese: “金鰻湖”
  • Korean: “이케다호”
  • Persian: “دریاچه ایکدا”
  • Russian: “Икеда (озеро)”
  • Russian: “Икеда”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Ikeda”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kaimon-Ueno and Yamagawa-Oyama.

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