Lake Suwa

Nagano Prefecture · Japan

Lake Suwa, Japan
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Best time to go
summer and winter
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limited
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The largest lake in Nagano, encircled by hot springs and shrines and famous for a ridge of ice that heaves across its surface in cold winters. A great festival every few years hauls giant logs down the mountainsides to the shrine.

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