What is Lake Towada?
{{Infobox lake | name = Lake Towada <br> 十和田湖 | image = Lake Towada from Ohanabe 2008.jpg | caption = | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = [[Honshū]], [[Japan]] | coords = {{coord|40|28|N|140|52|E|type:waterbody_region:JP|display=inline,title}} | type = [[Crater lake]] | inflow = | outflow = [[Oirase River]] | catchment = | basin_countries = Japan | length = | width = | area = {{convert|61.1|km2|abbr=on}} | depth = {{convert|71|m|abbr=on}} | max-depth = {{convert|327|m|abbr=on}} | volume = {{convert|4.19|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | residence_time = | shore = {{convert|46|km|abbr=on}} | elevation = {{convert|400|m|ft|0}} | islands = | cities = }} [[File:Towada Caldera 3D 2012.jpg|200px|thumb|Towada Caldera]] [[File:TowadakoShoreline.jpg|200px|thumb|Lake Towada]] {{nihongo|'''Lake Towada'''|十和田湖|Towada-ko}} is the biggest [[crater lake]] on [[Honshū]] island, [[Japan]]. It is on the border between [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] and [[Akita Prefecture|Akita]] prefectures. It is 400 meters (1,800&nbsp;ft) above [[sea level]], and it is 327&nbsp;m (1,073&nbsp;ft) deep. The [[Oirase river]] drains it. It has a [[surface area]] of 61.1&nbsp;km². This makes it Japan's 12th biggest lake. It has a bright blue color because it's very deep. The lake is shaped like a [[circle]]. It has two [[peninsula]]s starting on its southern shore about one-third into the center of the lake. The lake is a popular place for tourists. ==History== A [[World War II]] [[Tachikawa Ki-54]] airplane of the [[Imperial Japanese Army Air Force]] crashed into the lake in 1943. It was found at the bottom of Lake Towada on 13 August 2010. It was taken on September 5, 2012.<ref>[http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/onikosato/34388065.html旧陸軍の練習機69年ぶり地上に、青森・十和田湖で引き揚げ September 5, 2012]{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved April 2, 2016 {{in lang|ja}}</ref> and has been placed on display.<ref>[http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20100813-OYT1T00773.htm 旧陸軍練習機、十和田湖で発見…戦時中に墜落：社会 : YOMIURI ONLIN