Mikata Five Lakes
{{Expand Japanese|topic=geo|三方五湖|date=May 2018}}
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| designation1 = Ramsar
| designation1_offname = Mikata-goko
| designation1_date = 8 November 2005
| designation1_number = 1549{{Cite web|title=Mikata-goko|website=Ramsar Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1549|accessdate=25 April 2018}}}}}}
File:Saga tunnel (sunny place lake side).jpg
{{nihongo|Mikata Five Lakes|{{ruby-ja|三方五湖|みかたごこ}}|Mikata-goko|lead=yes}}, 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.
Geography
Mikata Five Lakes refers to Lakes Maikata, Suigetsu, Suga, Kugushi and Hiruga. Lakes Mikata, Suigetsu and Suga, which are located in the southern part, are connected with each other via natural straits. In addition, Urami Canal built in 1664 connects Lake Kugushi with Suigetsu, and Saga Tunnel built in 1934 connects Lake Hiruga with Suigetsu.
See also
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External links
{{Commons category|Mikata five lakes}}
- [https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/spot/natuscen/mikatafivelakes.html Mikata Five lakes - Japan National Tourism Organization]
- [http://www.suigetsu.org/index.html Lake Suigetsu] - www.suigetsu.org
{{Lakes of Japan}}
Category:Lakes of Fukui Prefecture