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Lake Inawashiro

猪苗代湖 猪苗代
alternative words: Lake Inawashiroko, Lake Inawashiro ko, Inawashiroko, Inawashiro ko, Inawashiro, Inawashiro lake, Inawashiroko lake
keywords: lake , tohoku
related topics: Fukushima Prefecture , Mt. Bandai , Inawashiro ski ground
explanation: Located at the center of Fukushima prefecture near Aizu-wakamatsu city, it is a dam lake formed by an explosion of Mt. Bandai which is towering on the northern shore. Its surface is 105 km2 and the deepest point is 94 m. The waters are used for the rice fields on the neighborhood via Asaka irrigation canal. The famous bacteriologist Noguchi Hideyo was born near this lake.


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