Lake Hiruga

Lake Hiruga is a lake in Japan. Lake Hiruga is situated nearby to the quarter Sasada, as well as near the hamlet 苧.

Photo: Fumi Yana, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Kugushi and Lake Suigetsu.

Lake Suigetsu

Lake

Photo: Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lake Suigetsu is a lake in the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan, which is one of the Mikata Five Lakes located in Mihama and Wakasa, Fukui Prefecture, close to the coast of the Wakasa Bay in the Sea of Japan.

Kiyama Station

Railway station

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Kiyama Station is a railway station in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hayase and Mihama.

Hayase

Quarter

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hayase is a quarter.

Mihama

Town

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mihama is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2026, the town had an estimated population of 8,526 in 3564 households and the population density of 56 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 152.38 square kilometres.

Wakasa

Town

Photo: Hirorinmasa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wakasa is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2026, the town had an estimated population of 13,062 in 4912 households and a population density of 73 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 178.49 square kilometres.

Lake Hiruga

Type: Lake
Description: lake in Fukui, Japan
Categories: lagoon and body of water
Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.60577° or 35° 36′ 21″ north

Longitude

135.88988° or 135° 53′ 24″ east

Elevation

-3 metres (-10 feet)

Open location code

8Q7QJV4Q+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 183546096

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

GeoNames ID

1862398

Wikidata ID

Q35707675

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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Hiruga from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Lake Hiruga” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hiruga-ko”
Japanese: “Hirugako”
Japanese: “日向湖”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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