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Overview
Seventy thousand annual layers on the lake bed became the world standard for dating - stripes laid down by nature, displayed as such.
About this place
Mikata Five Lakes (Japanese: 三方五湖（みかたごこ）, Hepburn: Mikata-goko), also called the Five Lakes of Mikata, are a series of brackish and freshwater lakes located in Mihama and Wakasa, Fukui, Japan, which are close to the coast of Wakasa Bay. They consist of Lakes Mikata (三方湖), Suigetsu (水月湖), Suga (菅湖), Kugushi (久々子湖) and Hiruga (日向湖). These five lakes are all located in Wakasa Wan Quasi-National Park. In 2005 the lakes were designated as a Ramsar site. The Lake Suigetsu is famous for its varves, which were adopted as a global standard for dating geological and historical relics in 2012.
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Highlights / collection：Sediment stripes covering 70,000 years, Five lakes of different colours Genre：Outdoor art and land art
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