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  • Lake Kawaguchi
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    Yamanashi Prefecture Minamitsuru-gun Fuji Kawaguchiko Town
    Lake Kawaguchi is located at the lowest elevation of the Fuji Five Lakes. It also has the longest shoreline, about 20 kilometers, of any of the lakes and affords spectacular views of the magnificent Mt. Fuji. The area is a popular resort attracting many visitors with so many things to do such as the Music Forest Museum, pleasure cruises, campsites and hotels. The lake is registered as a World Heritage site as part of the Fujisan cultural site, ‘Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration’.

    河口湖畔をお散歩していると、自然と河口湖七福神めぐりが出来るような感じになっています。七福神のうちの弁財天は、唯一女性の神様。河口湖音楽と森の美術館の裏手、というか、湖側にいらっしゃいます。調べたら、綾小路きみまろさんが寄贈されたんですね。

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  • Lake Yamanaka
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    Yamanakako village Minamitsuru gun Yamanashi prefecture
    Located to the northeast of Mt. Fuji at an approximate altitude of 980 meters, Lake Yamanaka is the largest of the Fuji Five Lakes in terms of surface area. With very comfortable temperatures of around 20 degrees in the summer the place is known as a summer resort alongside Karuizawa and Hakone. There are a range of tourist facilities such as guest houses, sports facilities, fishing spots, literature museums, and art galleries, etc.

    山中湖の湖畔で打ちあがる花火大会です。４か所から打ちあがる為、色々な場所で花火鑑賞を楽しめます。駐車場確保が一苦労しました。

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  • Oshino Hakkai Springs
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    Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunoshinomura Shibokusa
    Oshino Hakkai Springs is a collection of eight spring water ponds created from water from Mt. Fuji. The springs are revered as a place of pilgrimage for many people. The place was also registered as a World Heritage site as an integral part of Mt. Fuji due to being an historical sacred place of Sengen Shrine, and an historical place for people on the road to Mt. Fuji to perform a purification ceremony, as well as because of its mysterious beauty.
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  • Lake Motosu
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    Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunfujikawaguchikomachi Motosu
    Lake Motosu is the deepest lake of the Fuji Five Lakes boasting a maximum depth of about 122 meters. The lake water is so transparent you can see an upside down Mt. Fuji like that printed on the back of the 1,000 yen note. The lake is also famous for being a place where you can see the Diamond Fuji phenomenon which is when the rising sun on the New Year’s Day aligns perfectly with the peak of Mt. Fuji. Windsurfing and bass fishing are also popular things to do on the lake with many windsurfers and anglers visiting especially during the summer.
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  • Lake Shojiko
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    Yamanashi Prefecture Minamitsuru-gun Fuji Kawaguchiko Town
    Located at an elevation of 900 meters, Lake Shojiko Is the smallest of the Fuji Five Lakes at only 0.5 square kilometers, but its surface is such a beautiful clear blue that during the Meiji period, it was touted overseas as the Switzerland of East Asia. Due to the frequently occurring upside down reflection of Mt. Fuji in its waters and the fact that Mt. Fuji appears to be embracing the smaller Mt. Omuro, the sight is sometimes call Fuji hugging its child. This scene makes the lake a popular spot for photographers.
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  • Lake Saiko
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    Yamanashi Prefecture Minamitsuru-gun Fuji Kawaguchiko Town
    Located at an elevation of 900 meters, Lake Saiko is one of the Fuji Five Lakes. At 2.12 square kilometers, it is not very large, but it is deep, about 72 meters, and its intensely blue surface has a mystic beauty. Whether it is azaleas in the spring, verdant greenery in the early summer, colored leaves in the fall, or soft rime in the winter, visitors can enjoy scenic beauty in every season, and the lake is a favorite spot for water activities. In 2010, kunimasu (local salmon), believed to live only Lake Tazawa in Akita Prefecture, were found in Lake Saiko for the first time in 70 years, a discovery that made news headlines.
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  • Lake Shibire
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    Yamanashi Prefecture Nishiyachiyo-gun Ichikawa Misato-cho Yamaeya Four Tail Unit
    This small natural mountaintop lake in located in Ichikawamisato Town, Nishiyatsushiro County, Yamanashi Prefecture. Legend has it that this mystical lake was the site of rainmaking rituals. The lake shore features a campground and a rental boat dock. You can enjoy the colors of the cherry blossoms in spring and the autumn foliage in the fall.
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  • Lake Chidori
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    Yamanashi Pref. Yamanashishi Manriki Inside the 18828 Mangiwa Park
    Located about five minutes on foot from Yamanashi-shi Station on the JR Chuo Line, Lake Chidori is an artificial lake at the northern edge of Manriki Park. It was originally a holding pond for agricultural use, but now it has been repurposed into a place for rest and recreation for the local residents. Lined with willow and cherry trees, it is a popular spot for leisurely strolls during the cherry blossom and autumn leaf seasons. Nearby is Sashide-no-Iso, a place immortalized in the 12th-century poetry anthology Kokinwakashu. Every spring, the Daitakesan Festival is held here, and in the summer, the local Chamber of Commerce sponsors a fireworks festival.
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  • Lake Chiyoda
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    Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Shimobinachou
    This man-made lake built as a reservoir for irrigation water is located in Shimoobinacho, Kofu City. Visitors can enjoy activities such as boating and fishing for Japanese crucian carp, black bass, and other species. The nearby Takeda no Mori, a prefectural forest park equipped with a camping ground and other facilities, is located within the vast forest that surrounds the lake.
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  • Lake Mizugaki
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    Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Sutamachouhishi 3730-3
    This man-made lake formed by Shiokawa Dam is located in Hishi, Sudama-cho, Hokuto City. Visitors can enjoy the beautiful scenery created by the interweaving of the fall foliage and other surrounding natural elements with the Rokumei Gorge Bridge that spans the lake. There is also an observatory, a restaurant, a visitor's center, and other facilities on the lake's shore.
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  • Lake Kawaguchi
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    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Fujikawaguchikomachi Funatsu
  • Lake Minamiinagako
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    Yamanashi Minami-Alps Kamiichinose
  • Kin Kawa Dam
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    Yamanashi Yamanashi-shi Makiokacho Yanagidaira
  • Ushiro Sawa Reservoir (Yagi Hane Lake)
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    Yamanashi Kai-shi Ushiku 2814
  • Lake Amehata
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    Yamanashi Minamikoma-gun Hayakawacho Amehata
  • Ono Reservoir
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    Yamanashi Uenohara-shi Ono
  • Lake Kitainagako
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    Yamanashi Minami-Alps Kamiichinose
  • Tatenuma Swamp
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    Yamanashi Minami-Alps-shi Kamiichinose
  • Lake Tenshi
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    Yamanashi Minamikoma-gun Nanbucho Shimosano
  • Lake Narada
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    Yamanashi Minamikoma-gun Hayakawacho Narada
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The Base of Mt. Fuji Around Lake Kawaguchi Around Lake Yamanaka Kofu / Shosenkyo Katsunuma / Isawa Onsen Kiyosato / Kobuchisawa Minobu / Shimobe Onsen
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Yamanashi prefecture is the proud home of one of Japan’s most celebrated icons: Mount Fuji. Although the mountain straddles both Yamanashi and Shizuoka, the most breathtaking views of Fuji-san can be seen from the Fuji Five Lakes north of the mountain in Yamanashi prefecture. The plethora of outdoor activities in and around the lakes all have the benefit of the country’s highest mountain as their backdrop, and we can assure you that it is an unforgettable sight.

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