Lake Sai
西湖
A deep volcanic lake and UNESCO site formed by Mount Fuji, featuring rare trout and the adjacent Aokigahara Forest.
What it is
- One of the Fuji Five Lakes formed by ancient volcanic activity from Mount Fuji.
- A designated UNESCO World Heritage site located at an elevation of nine hundred meters.
- A deep body of water separated from Lake Shoji by historic lava flows.
- The habitat where the previously extinct Kunimasu trout was rediscovered in 2010.
What to see
- The expansive Aokigahara Forest situated on the southern side of the lake.
- Clear waters reaching a maximum depth of over seventy-one meters.
- Rare Fujimarimo algae that grows within the lake ecosystem.
- An artificial drainage channel that connects the water to nearby Lake Kawaguchi.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Lake Sai Open in Google Maps
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