Japan's biggest lake: Lake Biwa. It is four million years old, a source of water for 14 million people, and home to over ten aquatic creatures that are only found there.

making it difficult for the Corbicula sandai clam and other indigenous species to inhabit there,” said a representative of the prefecture’s Lake Biwa Conservation and Restoration Division.

Night - Clear. Winds W at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 30 °F (-1.1 °C). Sunny with a high of 50 °F (10 °C). Winds variable at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). Sunny today ...

It still supplies water, generates power and boosts tourism. Lake Biwa is Japan's largest lake and lies to the east of Kyoto in Shiga Prefecture ...

The Lake Biwa Canal is a historic waterway constructed first in 1890 and extended again in 1912. The canal links Lake Biwa, the largest lake in the country, to the city of Kyoto. It’s an amazing ...