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Towns tagged “A lake”
126 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “A lake”, across 32 prefectures.
“A lake” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Hokkaido28
Hokkaido page- Kushiro CityMud named “boiling” spurts up by a lake.Bokke, Lake Akan shore
- Kitami CityKitami mint: about 70% of world market.Kitami Mint Memorial Museum
- Abashiri CityWooden museum, wire-mesh concrete walls.Municipal Museum, main building
- Wakkanai City70 columns stand against winter waves.North Breakwater Dome
- Bibai CityNamed for a settler from Niigata.Miyajima Marsh, name origin
- Nemuro CityCut across, the rock looks like a wheel.Wheel Stone, Hanasaki Port
- Chitose CityJomon graves' earthen banks still show.Kiusu Earthwork Burial Circles
- Shinshinotsu VillageLit lanterns rise over winter fields.Tappu Ohashi, Ishikari River
- Nanae TownIsland to island, over arched bridges.Island Walk Course, Arch Bridges
- Kutchan TownHaving run some 56 Earth laps, it stays.Futatsume Yotei, Loco No. 79615
- Urausu TownFlowers carpet a shrine on donated land.Urausu Shrine, dogtooth violets
- Horokanai TownBuckwheat's white runs to the foothills.Horokanai buckwheat fields
- Sarufutsu VillageA 16 km road runs across pasture upland.Esanuka Line, Asajino Plateau
- Hamatonbetsu TownSprings are vital to salmon spawning.Usotannai River and its springs
- Tsubetsu TownCastle-inspired building atop the pass.Tsubetsu Pass viewing facility
- Koshimizu TownA summer-only station among flowers.Genseikaen Station, summer-only
- Saroma Town29 months after closure, a D51 came.Old Saroma Station, Traffic Park
- Yubetsu TownPast a bridge, plants turn red in fall.Tsurunuma Glasswort Colony
- Ozora TownA village mark planted in moss phlox.Higashimokoto Shibazakura Park
- Sobetsu TownA wheat field rose into a mountain.Showa-shinzan
- Shiraoi TownA natural river was the outpost's moat.Shiraoi Sendai Domain Jinya Site
- Toyako TownBones of one long cared for, found here.Irie Site
- Shikaoi TownA stone named for Hokkaido, found here.Hokkaidoite, primary type site
- Kushiro TownRail came; the timber sluice stays shut.Former Timber Sluice Gate
- Akkeshi TownFirst sea bridge in Hokkaido, town says.Akkeshi Bridge
- Shibecha TownA town's cattle pasture, 360° horizon.Tawadaira, town rearing pasture
- Teshikaga TownYellow needle crystals form near vents.Mt. Io, Atosa-nupuri
- Betsukai TownA rancher's home became a relay post.Former Okuyukiusu Relay Post
Aomori Prefecture8
Aomori Prefecture page- Goshogawara CityHome of rich farmers who also served as headmen.Former Hirayama Residence
- Towada CityCherries and pines in four rows.Kanchogai Street, Horse Road
- Misawa CityFarmland plan paused; reeds took over.Hotokenuma, reed beds
- Mutsu CityThere is no mountain called Osorezan.Osorezan, Lake Usori
- Fukaura TownA ginkgo 22 m around turns gold.Kitakanegasawa Ginkgo
- Tsuruta TownField-water pond mirrors Mount Iwaki.Mawarizeki Pond, Tsugaru-Fujimi
- Tohoku TownA boat rose from 19 m in Lake Ogawara.Lake Ogawara, Funagasawa canoe
- Rokkasho VillageSix old village names, from one horse.Kimura document, village names
Miyagi Prefecture3
Miyagi Prefecture pageAkita Prefecture6
Akita Prefecture page- Katagami CityFestival roles pass on over three years.Tonin rites, Toko Yasaka Shrine
- Semboku CityLit paper balloons rise in midwinter.Paper balloons, Kamihinokinai
- Kosaka TownWhat turns the stage is human power.Korakukan, revolving stage
- Fujisato TownFuji of Fujikoto, sato of scenic Subari.Subari
- Hachirogata TownSaid to take its form in post-town days.Hitoichi Bon Odori
- Higashinaruse VillageRed by name, blue on clear days.Lake Sukawa, the Vermilion Pond
Fukushima Prefecture5
Fukushima Prefecture page- Aizuwakamatsu CityBuilt at a clan school to study stars.Nisshinkan Observatory remains
- Shirakawa CityDesigned by a subdeacon, built locally.Shirakawa Orthodox Church
- Kitashiobara VillageThe village records over 300 alpine plants in a marsh.Oguninuma Marsh plant community
- Inawashiro TownA hilltop house named for a Li Bai line.Tenkyokaku
- Kaneyama TownNatural sparkling water wells up here.Oshio natural carbonated spring
Ibaraki Prefecture14
Ibaraki Prefecture page- Tsuchiura CityA yard-edge cherry, now five in the widened yard.Manabe Cherry, Manabe Elementary
- Ishioka CityA spare-wood gate became a school gate.Ishioka Jinya Gate, Fuchu Domain
- Ushiku CityCarved with four characters, not a name.Kaizen-ippo Signpost, Ogawa Usen
- Kashima CityA narrow front stretches into the grove.Meotozuka Kofun
- Itako CityA Confucian hall, now Nijusanya Hall.Nijusanya Hall, Nobukata School
- Inashiki CityBrick-and-stone gate at the confluence.Yokotone Lock, Tone confluence
- Kasumigaura CityAn eight-ken-wide inn in mid-town.Inn in Inayoshi, Minagawaya
- Namegata CityA gate said to have crossed by boat.Manpuku-ji Temple's Nio-mon gate
- Hokota CityA pond shrine whose dragon is one piece.Itsukushima Shrine, Konaji
- Omitama CityA haniwa-ringed mound, a double coffin.Funazuka Kofun haniwa
- Ibaraki TownA great cherry, named for its landowner.Odo no Sakura
- Oarai TownA tomb hill held a foreign-ship lookout.Hisagezuka Kofun, Isohama Tombs
- Miho VillageEight shell mounds ring the plateau.Okadaira Shell Mounds
- Ami TownThree shrines may share the name Ami.Ami Shrine, Takaku & Nakago
Gunma Prefecture1
Gunma Prefecture pageSaitama Prefecture6
Saitama Prefecture page- Tokorozawa CityWhere Japan's first airfield opened.Aviation Memorial Park
- Hanno CityForest covers about 75% of the city.Nishikawa timber forests
- Koshigaya CityA flood-control pond became the town's lake.Koshigaya Lake Town
- Toda CityA straight 2,400 m of water in the city.Toda rowing course
- Moroyama TownWhere boys are the yabusame archers.Yabusame, Izumo Iwai Shrine
- Kamikawa TownA town whose shrine worships a mountain.Kanasana Shrine
Chiba Prefecture5
Chiba Prefecture page- Narita CityA temple's gate is roofed with thatch.Ryushoin Niomon, thatched gate
- Abiko CityA study the writer helped design.Naoya Shiga residence site study
- Inzai CityA hall's ridge tag records three years.Eifukuji Yakushido, ridge tag
- Sakae TownIts water never rose or fell, they say.Pagoda core stone, Ryukakuji
- Ichinomiya TownMan-made lake named for a Chinese lake.Doteiko, an irrigation lake
Tokyo3
Tokyo pageKanagawa Prefecture1
Kanagawa Prefecture pageNiigata Prefecture2
Niigata Prefecture pageIshikawa Prefecture2
Ishikawa Prefecture pageFukui Prefecture4
Fukui Prefecture pageYamanashi Prefecture3
Yamanashi Prefecture pageNagano Prefecture5
Nagano Prefecture page- Okaya CityWestern-style house joins a storehouse.Former Hayashi Family Residence
- Suwa CitySeven boat-shaped stones line a hill.Takashima Domain lords' graves
- Koumi TownThree lakes form Lake Matsubara.Lake Matsubara, three lakes
- Shimosuwa TownStruck by a chisel, it bled, they say.Manji Stone Buddha
- Shinano TownHis final home: a storehouse 6.2 m wide.Kobayashi Issa's storehouse
Shizuoka Prefecture2
Shizuoka Prefecture pageAichi Prefecture2
Aichi Prefecture pageMie Prefecture1
Mie Prefecture pageShiga Prefecture9
Shiga Prefecture page- Otsu CityWooden lighthouse at the lake's narrows.Lighthouse of Dekejima
- Hikone CityA corner guardhouse watches two streets.Tsujibansho, ashigaru quarter
- Nagahama CityGates still divide inside from outside.Shisokumon gates, Sugaura
- Omihachiman CityA monk walks to a pole's end over water.Saotobi, Isaki-ji Temple
- Kusatsu CityA temple ran the lake's boats.Ashiura Kannon-ji, Funabugyo
- Moriyama CityNot one pit dwelling has been found.Shimonogo Site, moated village
- Yasu CitySmall hall rated a medieval masterpiece.Osasahara Shrine main hall
- Takashima CityFour rocks rise from the lake bed.Oki-no-Shiraishi rocks
- Higashiomi CitySome houses rise right from canal walls.Iba Naiko rural landscape
Hyogo Prefecture1
Hyogo Prefecture pageNara Prefecture1
Nara Prefecture pageTottori Prefecture2
Tottori Prefecture pageShimane Prefecture3
Shimane Prefecture pageOkayama Prefecture1
Okayama Prefecture pageHiroshima Prefecture1
Hiroshima Prefecture pageYamaguchi Prefecture1
Yamaguchi Prefecture pageEhime Prefecture1
Ehime Prefecture pageNagasaki Prefecture1
Nagasaki Prefecture pageOita Prefecture1
Oita Prefecture pageKagoshima Prefecture2
Kagoshima Prefecture pageOkinawa Prefecture1
Okinawa Prefecture pageLANGUAGEEnglish日本語