Most Popular Places To Visit in Japan (Lakes): Top 21 by English-Reader Interest
These are the 21 places to visit in Japan (Lakes) that English-speaking readers look up most, ranked by average monthly page views on English Wikipedia over the past 12 months. Number one is Lake Ashi.
| # | Name | Type | Views / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Ashi 芦ノ湖 | Lake | 2,100 |
| 2 | Lake Kawaguchi 河口湖 | Lake | 1,700 |
| 3 | Lake Tōya 洞爺湖 | Lake | 1,700 |
| 4 | Lake Suwa 諏訪湖 | Lake | 1,400 |
| 5 | Lake Tazawa 田沢湖 | Lake | 900 |
| 6 | Lake Yamanaka 山中湖 | Lake | 700 |
| 7 | Lake Akan 阿寒湖 | Lake | 600 |
| 8 | Lake Shikotsu 支笏湖 | Lake | 600 |
| 9 | Lake Mashū 摩周湖 | Lake | 600 |
| 10 | Lake Towada 十和田湖 | Lake | 600 |
| 11 | Lake Kasumigaura 霞ヶ浦 | Lake | 400 |
| 12 | Lake Motosu 本栖湖 | Lake | 400 |
| 13 | Lake Kussharo 屈斜路湖 | Lake | 400 |
| 14 | Lake Sai 西湖 | Lake | 400 |
| 15 | Lake Kuttara 倶多楽湖 | Lake | 300 |
| 16 | Lake Suigetsu 水月湖 | Lake | 300 |
| 17 | Lake Man 漫湖 | Lake | 300 |
| 18 | Lake Nojiri 野尻湖 | Lake | 300 |
| 19 | Lake Shōji 精進湖 | Lake | 300 |
| 20 | Lake Shinji 宍道湖 | Lake | 200 |
| 21 | Lake Saroma サロマ湖 | Lake | 200 |
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- Page views measure how often English-speaking readers look a place up. They are a sign of interest, not a quality score, and well-known names naturally rank higher.
- Open each place for its location, nearest station and distance from major cities.
Source: Wikimedia page view statistics (English Wikipedia, human traffic, 12-month average) and Wikidata (CC0). Compiled by this website.