Izuruhara Benten Pond — Attraction in Sano

This is a very local attraction. You hardly get international tourists here, which is the biggest selling point, especially if you don’t want to jostle and elbow with the crowd at Oshino Hakkai in Kawaguchiko. 

I do prefer this because other than the quiet that is befitting such a sacred space, I found the flora and foliage around the pond and their reflection to be absolutely calming. 

It’s very hard to say the same about Oshino Hakkai, which is becoming more like a tourist trap with busloads being dropped off.

That said, it’s also because of how hidden the location that there is not much to do. 

There’s a public bath (onsen) across the road and a cafe to the side. Public toilet is available.

There’s a Shinto Shrine and a Buddhist temple as well. The former does look slightly neglected, while the temple is a short climb to to top, offering a decent vantage point of the...

It is little beautiful pond which you can feed koi and ducks. You can purchase koi food there. There is shrine ( Benten ) and lots of stairs to the top. The view from the top is absolutely beautiful. There are shrine which is worshipping snake and meant to be bring you talent related music. It is very small but very quiet. Only 4 parking spaces and very...

As the reviews suggest, the lake water was exquisitely clear. It was glistening in the sunlight, and the glorious autumn leaves topped it all off. Definitely worth a trip. There is a small car parking space that accommodates 5 cars only, but if you look carefully, there is another carpark that is larger and accommodates...