Oshino Hakkai

Oshino Hakkai (Japanese: 忍野八海, literally Eight Seas in Oshino) are the eight springs found in Oshino, Yamanashi, Japan. The aquifer water from Mount Fuji comes out to the ground to form these springs.[1] They are a Natural monument of Japan, part of the Mount Fuji World Heritage Site, and one of Yamanashi Prefecture's important tourist attractions.[2]

The traditional eight springs are called:

  • Deguchiike Pond (出口池)
  • Okamaike Pond (お釜池)
  • Sokonashiike Pond (底抜池)
  • Choshiike Pond (銚子池)
  • Wakuike Pond (涌池)
  • Nigoriike Pond (濁池)
  • Kagamiike Pond (鏡池)
  • Shobuike Pond (菖蒲池)

See also

References
  1. Oshino Hakkai(japan-guide.com)
  2. Oshino Hakkai with a map of eight ponds (Kawaguchiko.Net)
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