Oshino Hakkai (, literally Eight Seas in Oshino) are the eight springs found in Oshino, Yamanashi, Japan. The aquifer water from Mount Fuji comes out to the ground to form these springs.Oshino Hakkai(japan-guide.com) They are a Natural monument of Japan, part of the Mount Fuji World Heritage Site, and one of Yamanashi Prefecture's important tourist attractions.Oshino Hakkai with a map of eight ponds (Kawaguchiko.Net)
Gallery The traditional eight springs are called:
See also Fuji Five Lakes Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
References
External links
Oshino Hakkai (Official site of Oshino Village, in Japanese)