Lake Choro

Lake Choro: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Lake Choro

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Lake Choro — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.03108, 140.48040. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Choro

• Miyagi Zao Fox Village · park · Miyagi Prefecture · ~6 km · Must-see
• 滑津大滝 · waterfall · Katta · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mt. Zaō · viewpoint · Katta · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sankai Falls · waterfall · Katta · ~15 km · Must-see
• 神明社 · temple · Miyagi Prefecture · ~15 km · Must-see
• 延命寺 · Buddhist site · Miyagi Prefecture · ~16 km · Must-see
• 刈田嶺神社 · temple · Katta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ōtakayama Jinja · temple · Shibata · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kōzō-ji Temple · Buddhist site · Miyagi Prefecture · ~26 km · Must-see
• 円福寺 · Buddhist site · Shibata · ~32 km · Must-see
• 亀岡文殊 · Buddhist site · Higashiokitama · ~32 km · Must-see
• Senshoji Temple · Buddhist site · Yamagata Prefecture · ~34 km · Must-see
• 烏帽子山公園 · park · Yamagata Prefecture · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bunshokan Museum · museum · Yamagata Prefecture · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mogami Yoshiaki historical museum · museum · Yamagata Prefecture · ~35 km · Must-see
• Yamagata City Local History Museum · museum · Yamagata Prefecture · ~35 km · Must-see
• Yamagata Museum of Art · museum · Yamagata Prefecture · ~35 km · Must-see
• 山形縣護國神社 · temple · Yamagata Prefecture · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Choro

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Choro

• Lake Hyōko · lake · Yama · ~139 km · Must-see
• Kawarago dam · lake · Miyagi Prefecture · ~5 km
• 七ヶ宿ダム · lake · Katta · ~11 km
• Okama · lake · Katta · ~15 km
• 藤倉ダム · lake · Date · ~24 km
• 前川ダム · lake · Yamagata Prefecture · ~30 km
• 白竜湖 · lake · Yamagata Prefecture · ~33 km
• Kamafusa Dam · lake · Shibata · ~34 km
• Tarumizu Dam · lake · Miyagi Prefecture · ~45 km
• 玉虫沼 · lake · Higashimurayama · ~45 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Miyagi Prefecture

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