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.[2] They are a Natural monument of Japan, part of the Mount Fuji World Heritage Site, and one of Yamanashi Prefecture's important tourist attractions.[3]
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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
- ↑ The Japanese word ike, pronounced "ee-kay", means "pond".
- ↑ Oshino Hakkai(japan-guide.com)
- ↑ Oshino Hakkai with a map of eight ponds (Kawaguchiko.Net)
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