Lake Towada

Lake Towada is the largest crater lake in Honshū island, . Located on the border between and prefectures, it lies 400 meters above sea level and is 327 m deep, drained by the .
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: crater lake
  • Also known as: Towada Ko” and “Towada Lake

Places of Interest

Highlights include Towada mountain and Towada Shrine.

Volcano
Photo: Tdk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a volcano.

Shinto shrine
is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 4 km south of Lake Towada.

Lake Towada

Latitude
40.46722° or 40° 28′ 2″ north
Longitude
140.88556° or 140° 53′ 8″ east
Elevation
403 metres (1,322 feet)
Open location code
8RG2FV8P+V6
Geo­Names ID
2127678
Wiki­data ID
Q1196132
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Satellite Map

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

In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Lake Towada” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Towada aintzira
  • Belarusian: Возера Товада
  • Belarusian: Товада
  • Bulgarian: Товада (езеро)
  • Bulgarian: Товада
  • Burmese: တိုဝဒကန်
  • Catalan: llac Towada
  • Chinese: 十和田湖
  • Chuvash: Товада
  • Czech: Towada
  • Czech: Towadako
  • Dutch: Lake Towada
  • Estonian: Towada järv
  • French: lac Towada
  • French: Lac Towada
  • German: Towada-ko
  • German: Towada-See
  • German: Towadako
  • German: Towadasee
  • Hebrew: אגם טווואדה
  • Hungarian: Tovada-tó
  • Indonesian: Danau Towada
  • Italian: Lago Towada
  • Japanese: とわだこ
  • Japanese: トワダコ
  • Japanese: 十和田湖
  • Korean: 도와다 호수
  • Korean: 도와다호
  • Korean: 토와다 호
  • Lithuanian: Tovada
  • Lithuanian: Tovados ežeras
  • Persian: دریاچه تووادا
  • Polish: Towada
  • Portuguese: Lago Towada
  • Russian: Товада
  • Spanish: Lago Towada
  • Swedish: Towadasjön
  • Thai: ทะเลสาบโทวาดะ
  • Thai: ทะเลสาบโทะวะดะ
  • Turkish: Towada Gölü
  • Welsh: Llyn Towada

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Towada”. Photo: TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋), CC BY 2.0.