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Karikomi Pond

Fukui · · Culture & History

Japanese name: 刈込池

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A place known for autumn colour, with a legend of a great serpent sealed here. The road is currently closed.

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A place known for autumn colour, with a legend of a great serpent sealed here. The road is currently closed.

About this place

Karikomi-ike is a lake in Kami-Uchinami, Ono, Fukui Prefecture. It belongs to the Hakusan National Park area. It is a pond with a circumference of 400 m and a maximum depth of 4.5 m, at Habagataira in the upper reaches of the Uchinami River, a tributary of the Kuzuryu River. Although there are streams flowing into Karikomi-ike, no river flows out of it, and a constant water level is maintained. The surroundings are covered with broadleaf trees such as beech and mizunara oak. No fish have been confirmed to live in this pond.

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