Populated lakeshore places in Japan

thumb|right|270px| Ōtsu City Hall is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 343,991 in 153,458 households and a population density of 740 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .

thumb|right|View of central Kōriyama right|thumb|Kōriyama city hall is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 321,938 people in 141760 households, and a population density of 425 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Kōriyama is designated as a core city and functions as a commercial center for Fukushima Prefecture. Kōriyama is the third largest conurbation in the Tōhoku region.

thumb|Higashiyama Onsen is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 118,159 in 50,365 households, and a population density of 310 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .

city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

right|thumb|270px|Tsuchiura city hall

city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

thumb|Higashiomi City Hall thumb|upright|Yōkaichi Kite Festival is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 113,229 in 45771 households and a population density of 290 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .

city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

thumb|right|260px|City Hall thumb|260px|Snowy evening in Ōmihachiman, 2022 thumb|right|260px|Traditional buildings Preservation Area is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 82,233 in 34747 households and a population density of 570 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .

city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

right|thumb|280px|Lake Kasumigaura from Omitama

thumb|right|Inashiki thumb|right|Old city hall of Edosaki Town and Inashiki City is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 39,127 in 14,733 households and a population density of 191 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 37.1%. The total area of the city is .

city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

right|thumb|280px|Aerial view of marina on Lake Kasumigaura in Namegata right|thumb|280px|Lake Kasumigaura from Namegata is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,144 in 11,412 households and a population density of 144.5 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 35.9%. The city's total area is .

thumb|Mount Fuji as seen across Kawaguchiko

thumb|Inawashiro Town Office

town in Minamikoma district, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan

town in Inashiki district, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan

right|thumb|270px|Lake Suwa from Shimosuwa town

town in Tokoro district, Hokkaidō, Japan

village in Inashiki district, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan

thumb|Lake Yamanaka with Mount Fuji