Lake Ikeda
Lake Ikeda is a caldera lake 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 monster named Issie, and as the largest lake on Kyūshū island with a surface area of 11 km2 and a shoreline length of 15 km.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Higashi-Kaimon
Railway station
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Higashi-Kaimon Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. Higashi-Kaimon is situated 4 km south of Lake Ikeda.
Hirakiki-jinja Shrine
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 Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. 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
Photo: Sakoppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yamagawa-Toshinaga is a quarter, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Lake Ikeda.
Kaimon-Senta
Quarter
Photo: tsuda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kaimon-Senta is a quarter, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Lake Ikeda.
Lake Ikeda
- Category: volcanic crater lake
- Location: Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.23487° or 31° 14′ 6″ northLongitude
130.56128° or 130° 33′ 41″ eastElevation
63 metres (207 feet)Open location code
8Q3G6HM6+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 41889339OpenStreetMap 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.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kaimon-Ueno and Yamagawa-Oyama.
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