Tsugaru Fujimi Lake (津軽富士見湖, Tsugaru Fujimi-ko) also known as Mawarizeki Ōtameike (廻堰大溜池) is a reservoir that is located almost entirely within the town of Tsuruta in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, though a portion of its southern shore lies within the city of Hirosaki. It was built in 1660 to collect snowmelt in order to irrigate the fields in the surrounding area.[1]

Tsugaru Fujimi Lake
Tsugaru Fujimi Lake with Mount Iwaki in the background
Tsugaru Fujimi Lake Show map of Aomori Prefecture Tsugaru Fujimi Lake Show map of Japan
Location	Aomori Prefecture, Honshū, Japan
Coordinates	40°44′46″N 140°23′46″E
Type	Reservoir
Native name	津軽富士見湖  (Japanese)
Primary inflows	Snowmelt
Primary outflows	Iwaki River
Basin countries	Japan

History

The reservoir's construction was ordered by Tsugaru Nobumasa, daimyō of the Hirosaki Domain in 1660 in order to collect water from snowmelt. Upon completion its 4.2-kilometer-long (2.6 mi) retaining wall became the longest embankment dam in Japan, a record it still holds.[2] In 2010, it was selected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as one of the 100 best reservoirs in Japan.[3]

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