Biwa
Americannoun
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The current largemouth bass record is shared by Manabu Kurita’s 22.5-pounder caught in 2009 at Japan’s Lake Biwa and George Perry’s 1932 record weighing 22.4 pounds from Georgia’s Montgomery Lake.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2022
The Japanese comfort food that was once a Biwa staple is now at Parasol.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2017
Having recently released the two-disc cycle "The Great Lakes Suites," trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith also performs with an ensemble heard on his 2004 album, "Lake Biwa."
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2014
It involves a weekend at Lake Biwa, a sort of Nipponese Grossinger's, where she has arranged for Harvey to shoot some pictures.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The inland lake of Biwa, though not large in area, is one which must be counted as something in a country as small as Japan.
From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro
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