Located at an elevation of 1,416 meters above sea level with a view of the Yatsugatake mountain range, the lake has a circumference of about 3.8 kilometers and an area of about 36 hectares.
The lakeside is dotted with leisure land, museums, day spa facilities, ski resorts, hotels, and stores, making it a resort area.
It is a man-made heated reservoir built to secure water for agricultural use, and was completed in 1946.
Ikenodaira, where Lake Shirakaba is located, was originally a quiet high-altitude marshland at the headwaters of the Otonashi River, thick with birch, larch, reeds, and other plants.
Surrounded by mountains, the plateau is surrounded by beautiful birch forests in each of the four seasons.
Approximately 40 minutes from the Suwa IC of the Chuo Expressway
Approximately 40 minutes from the Suwa Minami IC of the Chuo Expressway
Approximately 50 minutes from the Saku IC of Joshinetsu Expressway