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Lake Tazawa

Local name: 田沢湖

Located in Akita, Japan Coordinates: 39°43′00″ N 140°40′00″ E

Lake Tazawa
(Tea-making tea) 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
243 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Semboku
6.9 km E
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
AXT Akita Airport40 km
HNA Iwate Hanamaki Airport51 km

About Lake Tazawa

Lake Tazawa is a lake. Location: Akita, Japan. Elevation: 243 m.

From Wikipedia

Lake Tazawa (田沢湖, Tazawa-ko) is a caldera lake in the city of Semboku, Akita Prefecture, northern Japan. It is the deepest lake in Japan at 423 metres (1,388 ft). The area is a popular vacation area and several hot spring resorts can be found in the hills above the lake. Akita Prefecture's largest ski area, Tazawako Ski Area [ja], overlooks the lake.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Maximum depth
423 m
Area
25.8 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Lake Tazawa

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 126 mm

Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (188 mm)
Driest month
February (90 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Lake Tazawa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°12°18°22°26°28°23°17°11°4°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°3°9°14°19°20°15°8°2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)1079097111105129188184176130126121

Other places to visit in this season: May June July September

How to get to Lake Tazawa

The nearest airport is Akita Airport (AXT), 40 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Morioka, 41 km to the east.

Airports

  • Akita Airport (AXT) Akita 40 kmwest
  • Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA) Hanamaki 51 kmsoutheast
  • Odate Noshiro Airport (ONJ) Kitaakita 59 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Morioka Population: 290.7K 41 kmeast
  • Akita Population: 307.7K 47 kmwest
  • Ōshū Population: 112.9K 77 kmsoutheast
  • Ichinoseki Population: 114.5K 98 kmsoutheast
  • Hirosaki Population: 168.7K 99 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Nearest towns and villages

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources