Lake Mashū
Lake Mashū is an endorheic crater lake formed in the caldera of a potentially active volcano. It is located in Akan Mashu National Park on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. It has been called the clearest lake in the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: crater lake in Japan
- Also known as: “Lake Mashu”, “Mashu Ko”, “Mashū Ko”, “Mashun Ko”, and “Masyuko”
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Kamui.
Mount Kamui
Volcano
Photo: Christinebenson58, Public domain.
Mount Kamui, also Kamuinupuri or Mount Mashū, a potentially active volcano, is a parasitic stratovolcano of the Mashū caldera located in the Akan National Park of Hokkaido, Japan.
Lake Mashū
- Categories: volcanic crater lake and body of water
- Location: Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Mashū from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Lake Mashū” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մաշու (լիճ)”
- Armenian: “Մաշու”
- Basque: “Mashū aintzira”
- Cebuano: “Mashū-ko”
- Chinese: “摩周湖”
- Czech: “Mašú”
- Czech: “Mašúko”
- Dutch: “Lake Mashū”
- French: “lac Mashū”
- French: “Lac Mashū”
- Georgian: “მაშუ (ტბა)”
- German: “Mashu-ko”
- German: “Mashū-ko”
- German: “Mashu-See”
- German: “Mashū-See”
- German: “Mashu”
- German: “Mashū”
- German: “Mashuko”
- German: “Masyu-See”
- Italian: “lago Mashū”
- Italian: “Lago Mashū”
- Japanese: “カムイシュ島”
- Japanese: “ましゅうこ”
- Japanese: “マシュウコ”
- Japanese: “摩周湖”
- Japanese: “裏摩周展望台”
- Korean: “마슈호”
- Lithuanian: “Mašiū”
- Polish: “jezioro Mashu”
- Polish: “jezioro Mashū”
- Polish: “Mashu-ko”
- Polish: “Mashū-ko”
- Polish: “Mashu”
- Polish: “Mashū”
- Portuguese: “Lago Mashu”
- Russian: “Масю”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Jezero Mashu”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Mashu”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Mashū”
- Slovenian: “jezero Mashu”
- Swedish: “Mashusjön”
- Swedish: “Mashūsjön”
- Thai: “ทะเลสาบมะชู”
- Thai: “ทะเลสาบมาชู”
- Turkish: “Mashū Gölü”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kawayu-ekimae and Atosanupuri-genya.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kamuishu and Mashū Daisan Tenbōdai.
Hokkaido: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Sapporo, Hakodate, Asahikawa, and Abashiri.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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