Lake Ikeda
Lake Ikeda is in Ikeda Caldera located 40 km south of Kagoshima city; Kyūshū island, Japan. 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 km and a shoreline length of 15 km.- Body of water
- …has a surface elevation of 66 metres (217 feet)
- …is also known as “Ikeda-ko”
- Description: lake on Kyūshū island, Japan
Places of Interest
Highlights include Higashi-Kaimon and Hirakiki-jinja Shrine.
Higashi-Kaimon
Railway station
Higashi-Kaimon Station is a passenger railway station… Higashi-Kaimon is situated 4 km south of Lake Ikeda.
Hirakiki-jinja Shrine
Shinto shrine
Hirasaki Shrine, also known as Hirakiki-jinja… Hirakiki-jinja Shrine is situated 3½ km southwest of Lake Ikeda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ikeda and Yamagawa-Toshinaga.
Yamagawa-Toshinaga
Quarter
Yamagawa-Toshinaga is a quarter, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Lake Ikeda.
Kaimon-Senta
Quarter
Kaimon-Senta is a quarter, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Lake Ikeda.
Lake Ikeda
- Category: volcanic crater lake
- Location
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Latitude
31.23487° or 31° 14′ 6″ north
Longitude
130.56128° or 130° 33′ 41″ east
Open location code
8Q3G6HM6+WG
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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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”
- 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.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Golden Torii and 金豊龍神社.
Kagoshima: Highlights
Learn more about Kagoshima and Yakushima.
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