Lake Sai

What it is

• A natural lake located within Nikko National Park in Tochigi Prefecture
• Discovered by the monk Shodo Shonin in the year 782
• Part of the Oku-Nikko-shitsugen Ramsar site for wetland conservation
• A small body of water with a circumference of approximately 1.5 kilometers

What to see

• A protected first-class special zone forest surrounding the entire lakeside
• Fluctuating water levels that change significantly based on recent rainfall
• A quiet landscape that was once part of the larger Lake Chuzenji

Getting there

• Take a low-emission bus from Akanuma to reach the restricted area
• The lake is a twenty-minute walk from the designated bus stop

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.