What is Lake Biwa?
{{Infobox lake | name = Lake Biwa | width = {{convert|22.8|km|abbr=on}} | cities = [[Higashiōmi]], [[Hikone, Shiga|Hikone]], [[Kusatsu, Shiga|Kusatsu]], [[Maibara, Shiga|Maibara]], [[Moriyama, Shiga|Moriyama]], [[Nagahama, Shiga|Nagahama]], [[Ōmihachiman]], [[Ōtsu]], [[Takashima, Shiga|Takashima]], [[Yasu, Shiga|Yasu]] | islands = 3 | frozen = | elevation = {{convert|85.6|m|abbr=on}} | shore = {{convert|235.2|km|abbr=on}} | residence_time = 5.5 years | volume = {{convert|27.5|km3|abbr=on}} | max-depth = {{convert|104|m|abbr=on}} | depth = | area = {{convert|670.3|km2|abbr=on}} | length = {{convert|63.49|km|abbr=on}} | image = Lake biwa.jpg | basin_countries = Japan | catchment = {{convert|3174|km2|abbr=on}} | outflow = [[Yodo River|Seta River]] | inflow = 118 rivers | type = [[Ancient lake]], [[Lake|tectonic]], [[freshwater]] | pushpin_map = Japan | coords = {{coord|35|20|N|136|10|E|region:JP_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}} | caption_bathymetry = | image_bathymetry = | caption = Lake Biwa from space | extra = {{Designation list | embed = yes | designation1 = Ramsar | designation1_offname = Biwa-ko | designation1_date = June 10, 1993 | designation1_number = 617 }} }}'''Lake Biwa''' ({{Lang-ja|琵琶湖}}) is the largest [[lake]] in [[Japan]] that is located in [[Shiga Prefecture]].{{Japan-stub}} [[Category:Lakes of Japan|Biwa]] [[Category:Shiga Prefecture]]