Lake Suwa

Lake Suwa

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lake_name = Lake Suwa
諏訪湖
image_lake = Suwako.jpg
caption_lake = Lake Suwa, Nagano prefecture
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
coords = coord|36|02|54|N|138|05|03|E|region:JP_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type =
inflow = 31 small rivers
outflow =Tenryū river
catchment =
basin_countries = Japan
length =
width =
area = 13.3 km²
depth = 4.7 m
max-depth = 7.2 m
volume =
shore = 15.9 km
elevation = 759 m
islands =
cities = Okaya
Suwa
Shimosuwa

nihongo|Lake Suwa|諏訪湖|Suwa-ko is a lake in the central part of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It ranks 24th in Japan in surface area.

Lake Suwa is the site of o-miwatari, an interesting natural phenomenon. The lake has a natural hot spring under the surface, so that when the top freezes in the winter, the lower waters are still warm and circulating. This results in pressure ridges forming in the ice, reaching heights of 30 cm or more. Local belief holds that the pressure ridges are formed by the gods crossing the lake, travelling between the various buildings of Suwa Taisha.

In fiction

In the movie "Kagemusha" by Akira Kurosawa, Lord Shingen is buried in the lake.

In the factual novel "Autobiography of a Geisha", Sayo Masuda tries to drown herself in the lake but is frightened of a dragon she believes exists within it.

See also

* List of lakes in Japan


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