Mikata Five Lakes

Mikata Five Lakes
三方五湖
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Aerial Photo of Mikata Five Lakes
Made based on National Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photographs), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Map showing the location of Mikata Five Lakes
Map showing the location of Mikata Five Lakes
LocationJapan
Nearest cityMihama, Fukui
Coordinates35°34′19.9″N 135°53′04.0″E / 35.572194°N 135.884444°E / 35.572194; 135.884444 (Mikata Five Lakes)
Official nameMikata-goko
Designated8 November 2005
Reference no.1549[1]
Saga Tunnel

Mikata Five Lakes (Japanese: 三方五湖（みかたごこ）, Hepburn: Mikata-goko), also called the Five Lakes of Mikata, are a series of brackish and freshwater lakes located in Mihama and Wakasa, Fukui, Japan, which are close to the coast of Wakasa Bay. They consist of Lakes Mikata (三方湖), Suigetsu (水月湖), Suga (菅湖), Kugushi (久々子湖) and Hiruga (日向湖). These five lakes are all located in Wakasa Wan Quasi-National Park. In 2005 the lakes were designated as a Ramsar site. The Lake Suigetsu is famous for its varves, which were adopted as a global standard for dating geological and historical relics in 2012.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Mikata-goko". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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