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Biwa

American  
[bee-wah] / ˈbi wɑ /

noun

  1. Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, on Honshu, near Kyoto. 260 sq. mi. (673 sq. km).


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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

They started from Azuchi on Lake Biwa, which was occupied as Nobunaga's headquarters.

From Japan by Murray, David

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