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Lake Sayama

Saitama · Tokorozawa · Historic Districts

Japanese name: 狭山湖

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Lake Sayama
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WHAT TO DOLake Sayama

A reservoir completed in 1934. Formally the Yamaguchi Reservoir, it was built to supply Tokyo with water.

WHERESaitama

Tokorozawa

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A reservoir completed in 1934. Formally the Yamaguchi Reservoir, it was built to supply Tokyo with water.

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An artificial lake straddling the border of Tokorozawa and Iruma, completed in 1934 (Showa 9) as a reservoir for Tokyo. Its formal name is "Yamaguchi Reservoir." The surroundings form Sayama Prefectural Natural Park.

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