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Our guide
Lake Hyōko is a 281-hectare reservoir area in the city of Agano, Niigata, created in 1639 in the Edo period. It is known for its rich bird life and is an important wintering ground for whooper and tundra swans. It became a national wildlife refuge in 2005 and was registered as a Ramsar site on 30 October 2008.
Suibara Station on the Uetsu Main Line is about 1.8 km away in a straight line.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Lake Hyouko — けんち · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Lake Hyoko Museum May2020 — Drph17 · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- Lake Hyoko 002 May2020 — Drph17 · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- Lake Hyoko 001 May2020 — Drph17 · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- Find47 Niigata-Uncle Swan of Lake Hyoko (Agano City)-m — Koichi_Hayakawa · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- Yellow Bittern at Hyoko crop — Cp9asngf , Edited by Laitche · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Lake Hyōko 02 — DAI-nk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Lake Hyōko 01 — DAI-nk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Lake Hyōko 04 — DAI-nk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Lake Hyōko (瓢湖) is a 281-hectare (690-acre) reservoir area in the city of Agano, Niigata, Japan. The reservoir was created in 1639 during the Edo period of Japanese history. It is noted for its abundant and diverse bird life, and is an important overwintering grounds for Whooper swans and Tundra swans. The area received protection from the Japanese government as a wildlife refuge in 2005. On October 30, 2008, it was registered as a Ramsar site.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Lakes & falls
Nearby station
Nearby station: Suibara (Uetsu Main Line), about 1.8 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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