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A pond 13 metres deep in Itoigawa, known for repeated sightings of a very large fish.
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Takanami no Ike is a pond in Kotaki, Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture. It lies in the Hakuba Foothills National Recreation Area at an elevation of 540 meters, and is 13 m deep. Along the pond are a Kogen Exchange Center (dining hall, large hall), a shop, a campground, a cycling road and more. Sightings of a giant fish about 4 meters long have been reported repeatedly in the pond. Locally it is affectionately called Namitaro or Midori, and there is a monument in the shape of the giant fish by the pond.
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