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At 1,411 metres, known as a relatively easy climb.
About this place
Onamiike (Onami no Ike) is a roughly circular crater lake 630 m in diameter and about 2 km in circumference on Mt. Kirishima in the northeast of Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. It was anciently also written with a different character. It was formed when water collected in the remains of a crater formed by the volcanic activity of Mt. Kirishima about 40,000 years ago. A large amount of pumice erupted from this crater remains in the surrounding strata, and is called Iwaokoshi pumice. The pond is 11.6 m deep, dark blue-green in color, and so clear that the bottom is visible.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Verification notes
・Restrooms are only at the Onamiike trailhead (they may be unexpectedly unavailable because of a disaster or freezing. In that case, please use the restrooms at Ebino Kogen (5 minutes by car) or elsewhere)
Source kagoshima-kankou.com ↗Official website
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Source city-kirishima.jp ↗Before you go
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