Ishikari-gawa 275 Ishikari-dake Otaru. Shinano-gawa 215 Kimpu-san Niigata. Teshio-gawa 192 Teshio-take Sea of Japan. Tone-gawa 177 Monju-zan, Kozuke Choshi (Shimosa). Mogami-gawa 151 Dainichi-dake(Uzen) Sakata. Yoshino-gawa 149 Yahazu-yama (Tosa) Tokushima (Awa). Kitakami-gawa 146 Nakayama-dake Ishinomaki (Rikuchiu) (Rikuzen). Tenriu-gawa 136 Suwako (Shinano) Totomi Bay. Go-gawa or Iwa-megawa 122 Maruse-yama (Bingo) Iwami Bay. Abukuma-gawa 122 Asahi-take (Iwashiro) Matsushima Bay. Tokachi-gawa 120 Tokachi-dake Tokachi Bay. Sendai-gawa 112 Kunimi-zan (Hiuga) Kumizaki (Satsuma). Oi-gawa 112 Shirane-san (Kai) Suruga Bay. Kiso-gawa 112 Kiso-zan (Shinano) Bay of Isenumi. Arakawa 104 Chichibu-yama Tokyo Bay. Naga-gawa 102 Nasu-yama (Shimotsuke) Naka-no-minato (Huachi). _Lakes and Waterfalls._--Japan has many lakes, remarkable for the beauty of their scenery rather than for their extent. Some are contained in alluvial depressions in the river valleys; others have been formed by volcanic eruptions, the ejecta damming the rivers until exits were found over cliffs or through gorges. Some of these lakes have become favourite summer resorts for foreigners. To that category belong especially the lakes of Hakone, of Chiuzenji, of Shoji, of Inawashiro, and of Biwa. Among these the highest is Lake Chiuzenji, which is 4375 ft. above sea-level, has a maximum depth of 93 fathoms, and empties itself at one end over a fall (Kegon) 250 ft. high. The Shoji lakes lie at a height of 3160 ft., and their neighbourhood abounds in scenic charms. Lake Hakone is at a height of 2428 ft.; Inawashiro, at a height of 1920 ft. and Biwa at a height of 328 ft. The Japanese associate Lake Biwa (Omi) with eight views of special loveliness (_Omi-no-hakkei_). Lake Suwa, in Shinano, which is emptied by the Tenriu-gawa, has a height of 2624 ft. In the vicinity of many of these mountain lakes thermal springs, with remarkable curative properties, are to be found. (F. By.)