Goshikinuma Ponds
五色沼
A group of lakes and marshes created by the 1888 eruption of Mount Bandai, where cobalt blue, emerald green and reddish-brown waters shift with the light, linked by an easy, flat nature trail.
Goshikinuma is on the northern slopes of Mount Bandai in Urabandai. The area consists of dozens of lakes and marshes formed by the 1888 eruption. Their colours, from cobalt blue and emerald green to bluish-white and reddish brown, come from differing volcanic minerals and algae in the water. Bishamon-numa, the largest, offers rowboat rental.
The Goshikinuma Nature Trail is about 3.6 km long, flat and easy to walk, and takes about an hour one way. Bus stops are at both ends. Entry is free, but the car park gets crowded during the autumn foliage season and at weekends. From Inawashiro Station, the bus takes about 25 minutes. In winter, guided snowshoe tours are available.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Lake Hibara
- Mount Bandai
- Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum
- Tenkyokaku
- Lake Inawashiro
- Aizu Han School Nisshinkan
- Mount Iimori (Byakkotai Graves)
- Sazaedo