page_title: Lake Biwa
hierarchical_section_title: Lake Biwa
caption_attribution_description: English: Yodo River (淀川), also called the Seta River (瀬田川 ) and the Uji River (宇治川) at portions of its route, is the principal river in Osaka Prefecture on Honshū, Japan. Español: El Yodo (淀川), también llamado río Seta (瀬田川) y río Uji (宇治川) en partes de su trayecto, es un río de la isla Honshu de Japón. 日本語: 淀川水系・琵琶湖空撮画像。
context_page_description: Lake Biwa is the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located entirely within Shiga Prefecture, northeast of the former capital city of Kyoto. Lake Biwa is an ancient lake, over 4 million years old. It is estimated to be the 13th oldest lake in the world. Because of its proximity to the ancient capital, references to Lake Biwa appear frequently in Japanese literature, particularly in poetry and in historical accounts of battles.
context_section_description: Lake Biwa (Japanese: 琵琶湖, Hepburn: Biwa-ko) is the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located entirely within Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu), northeast of the former capital city of Kyoto. Lake Biwa is an ancient lake, over 4 million years old. It is estimated to be the 13th oldest lake in the world. Because of its proximity to the ancient capital, references to Lake Biwa appear frequently in Japanese literature, particularly in poetry and in historical accounts of battles.
caption: Lake Biwa aerial view
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