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Mount Kamuinupuri and the deep blue Lake Mashu

Scenery — 10 places

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On the water, another landscape.

10 destinations

On the water, another landscape.

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Mikurigaike with lingering snowfields and the Tateyama peaks

01

TATEYAMA

Tateyama & Murodo

Toyama

At 2,450 m, a volcanic pond opens above the clouds.

Misty mountains and Lake Ashi

02

HAKONE

HakoneKanagawa · Kanto

Hakone Town, Kanagawa Prefecture. The closest mountain resort to the Tokyo area, gathering Lake Ashi and Owakudani, both shaped by volcanoes, and numerous hot springs. Part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

Lakes / Hot spring towns / Mountains

The vivid blue Shirogane Blue Pond lined with standing dead trees

03

BIEI

BieiHokkaido · Hokkaido

Biei Town, Hokkaido. Fields spread like patchwork across gentle hills, and at the foot of Mount Tokachi lies the Shirogane Blue Pond, whose water appears blue.

Highlands / Lakes

The Shiretoko range reflected in the first of the Shiretoko Five Lakes

04

SHIRETOKO

ShiretokoHokkaido · Hokkaido

The Shiretoko Peninsula at the eastern tip of Hokkaido. Recognised for an ecosystem in which nutrients carried by drift ice link the sea to the forests and mountains, it was inscribed as a World Natural Heritage site in 2005. The Shiretoko Five Lakes, sheer coastal cliffs and pristine nature home to brown bears and deer remain.

Seas / Forests / Lakes

Mount Oakan and a sightseeing boat crossing Lake Akan

05

AKAN

Lake AkanHokkaido · Hokkaido

A caldera lake at the heart of Akan-Mashu National Park in Kushiro, Hokkaido. Akanko Onsen lies on its shore facing Mount Oakan, and the lake is known as home to marimo, a Special Natural Monument.

Lakes / Hot spring towns / Forests

Lake Mashu and its caldera walls seen from an observation point

06

MASHU

Lake Mashu

Hokkaido

A lake with no river flowing in, and none flowing out.

A pine-covered islet on Lake Towada

07

TOWADA

Lake TowadaAomori / Akita · Tohoku

A caldera lake straddling Aomori and Akita prefectures. With a maximum depth of 326.8 m, it is deep, and its peninsulas and capes form an intricate shoreline. It is also the source of the Oirase Stream.

Lakes / Forests / National parks

Mount Fuji across Lake Yamanaka from an autumn shore

08

FUJI GOKO

Fuji Five LakesYamanashi · Koshinetsu

Yamanashi Prefecture. The collective name for Lake Yamanaka, Lake Kawaguchi, Lake Sai, Lake Shoji and Lake Motosu, lined up along the northern foot of Mount Fuji. Each lake offers a view of Mount Fuji from a different angle, and they are included among the component parts of the World Cultural Heritage site "Fujisan".

Lakes / Mountains / National parks

The great vermilion torii of Shirahige Shrine standing in Lake Biwa

09

BIWA

Lake BiwaShiga · Kansai

Japan's largest lake, covering about one-sixth of Shiga Prefecture. At Shirahige Shrine in Takashima, a great vermilion torii gate stands in the lake, creating a striking scene with the water as the morning sun rises.

Lakes

Kegon Falls dropping down a cliff in fresh greenery

10

NIKKO

Nikko & Kegon FallsTochigi · Kanto

Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture. At Kegon Falls, water flowing out of Lake Chuzenji plunges straight down a 97 m cliff. Counted with Nachi Falls and Fukuroda Falls among Japan's three great waterfalls, it is a signature landscape of Nikko National Park.

Waterfalls / Lakes / Forests