Onami Pond

This mountaintop crater lake, praised for its cobalt blue water, is the largest in Japan and is situated on top of the 1,241-meter-high Kirishima Mountains. Found amidst virgin Japanese fir and southern Japanese hemlock forest, a stone-paved mountain trail makes it possible to reach the pond from the trailhead in about 40 minutes. Another walking path circling the pond can be walked in about two hours. Visitors at the beginning of spring can see Japanese witch-hazel and Rhododendron kiusianum blooming in profusion along the crater wall; in autumn, the fall foliage of maples and red pines; and in winter, frost-covered trees.

Spot details

Address: Kagoshima Kirishima-shi Makizonocho Takachiho Map
Area: Kirishima Area
Phone: 0995455111
Closed: open everyday
Fees: Free
Parking Lot: Available * Ebino Eco-Museum Center Parking Lot
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Vegetarian Menu: Not available
English Menu: Not available
Halal certified: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes (for safety)
Estimated stay time: 120 minutes or more (1 week for climbing, about 2 hours and 40 minutes for descending)
Wheelchair accessible: Not available
Infant friendly: Yes (in consideration of physical strength)
Pet friendly: Protect the manners