Lake Kamo

What it is

• The largest lake in Niigata Prefecture and on any Japanese remote island.
• A brackish lake designated as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan.
• An active site for oyster farming since the early Showa period.
• A body of water connected to the sea by a thirty meter wide artificial channel.

What to see

• A shoreline measuring seventeen kilometers in length with hotels and cafes.
• The Sado Outdoor Base which opened near the lake in 2022.
• Oyster farming infrastructure located throughout the four point eight five square kilometer surface area.
• Views of the surrounding landscape from the various lakeside facilities.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.