Oshino-hakkai

Information

The area around Oshino village was used to be a bottom of Lake Utsu-ko which was once connected to Lake Yamanaka-ko. Then the lake dried up and the area became the current basin-shaped valley. The eight spring-fed ponds that consists of Oshio-hakkai are the remnant of Lake Utsu-ko. The water of these ponds comes from the subsoil water of Mt. Fuji. There are thatched watermills, a museum, and restaurants around the ponds. Oshino-hakkai is now designated as a national natural treasure, as well as a part of the World Heritage site, Mt. Fuji.

Opening Hours

• Open 24 hours

Closed

• No closing days

Price / Entrance Fee

• Admission Free

Access / Public Transport

• 20 minutes from Fujisan Station on the Fujikyuko Line by the bus bound for Uchino. Get off at Oshinohakkai Bus stop.
• 20 minutes from Fujisan Station on the Fujikyuko Line by the bus bound for Hirano. Get off at Ohashi Bus stop.

Address / Location

• Shibokusa, Oshino-mura Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi, 401-0511

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