Oshino Hakkai Village, a clear water village

Eat grilled fish and see Mt. Fuji!
At Oshino Hakkai Village (忍野八海)
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Oshino Hakkai, also known as the Clear Water Village
is one of the highlights of Yamanashi Prefecture.
It is an old village in the area of the Fuji Five Lakes.
Making it one of the most beautiful views of Mt. Fuji!
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Within the village, there are 8 sacred ponds
such as Deguchi Pond, Okama Pond, Sokonashi Pond,
Joshi Pond, Waku Pond, Nigori Pond, Kagami Pond and Shobu Pond
which are water that collects water from the melted snow from Mt. Fuji
flowing through porous lava rocks, combined with various minerals
making the water so clear that you can see the bottom of the pond
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The Japanese believe that the water in this pond is sacred
that if anyone drinks it, they will have a long life and will not get sick.
If anyone wants to take it back as a souvenir or gift
You can also buy bottles from the shop and fill them with water to take home.

In addition to the 8 sacred wells, there is also...
Hannoki Bayashi Shiryokan Museum

It is a small folk museum. Inside, there are
exhibitions of various antiques and weapons
used in warfare in the past. The admission fee is 300 yen.

A particularly famous local food is the fish menu, Osh!
Because the fish caught in the pond not only has no fishy smell
The fish meat is also sweet and delicious and is rich in minerals that are good for your health.
There are also snacks in the style of traditional Japanese sweets.
And don't forget to try Yakikusa Mochi or green mochi with roasted red bean paste
This is a popular snack in this village.

• How to get there
From Tokyo, you can take the train to Kawaguchiko Station
and then take the train to another station to Fujisan Station.
From this station, you can take the Fujikyuko Yamanashi Bus
No. 1 is a green bus and get off at the Oshino Iriguchi bus stop.
It takes about 20 minutes.