Lake Ashi - Ashinoko

Japanese: 芦ノ湖 - あしのこ
Lake Ashi - Ashinoko

A lake in Hakone-machi, southwest of Kanagawa Prefecture. It is part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park and can be said to be the center of the Hakone scenic beauty. It is a gourd-shaped lake in the crater of the Hakone volcano, and is wider in the south. It has a circumference of 18 kilometers, an area of ​​6.8 square kilometers, a maximum depth of 40.6 meters, and an elevation of 725 meters above sea level. The water is a light blue color and used to be very clear, but in recent years it has become smaller near Motohakone where tourism development has progressed. The view of Mt. Fuji from Lake Ashi is said to be the most scenic in Japan. Since ancient times, it has been the Mitarashi Pond of Hakone Gongen (Hakone Shrine), and was used as a place of purification for festivals and other events, and was also part of the shrine grounds. Between 1666 and 1670 (Kanbun 6-10), the Fukara Irrigation Canal (Hakone Irrigation Canal; 1.3 km long tunnel) was dug under Kojiri Pass to send irrigation water to the western slope of the somma volcano (Kise River basin). Since then, the water rights of Lake Ashi have belonged to the Shizuoka Prefecture Water Users Association, and the local town of Hakone has been restricted from freely using the lake water, making coordination between the water rights holders and the local community a major issue. Black bass, native to North America, were released into the lake in 1925 (Taisho 14), and have become a local specialty, and you can also enjoy fishing for crucian carp, yamabe, rainbow trout, and other fish. Regular sightseeing boats run between Hakone, Motohakone, Hakone-en, and Kojiri.

[Yukio Asaka]

Lake Ashi
The crater lake of the Hakone volcano. The photo shows the view from Motohakone on the southeast shore. Pleasure boats run on the lake, and it is the center of Hakone tourism. On the lake shore stands the large torii gate of Hakone Shrine, and behind it you can see Mount Fuji. Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture ©Shogakukan ">

Lake Ashi


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

神奈川県南西部、箱根町にある湖。富士箱根伊豆国立公園に含まれ、箱根景勝の中心ともいえる。箱根火山の火口原湖で、ひょうたん形をし、南のほうが広くなっている。周囲18キロメートル、面積6.8平方キロメートル、最大深度40.6メートル、水面の標高725メートル。水は薄藍(うすあい)色で、透明度は以前は大きかったが、近年は観光開発の進んでいる元箱根付近ではしだいに小さくなってきている。芦ノ湖から眺める富士山は日本一の景勝といわれる。古来、箱根権現(ごんげん)(箱根神社)の御手洗(みたらし)池とされ、祭礼をはじめ諸行事にあたっての潔斎の場とされ、境内の一部にもなっていた。1666~1670年(寛文6~10)には湖尻峠の下に深良(ふから)用水(箱根用水。トンネルの長さ1.3キロメートル)が掘られ、これを通じて外輪山の西斜面(黄瀬(きせ)川流域)へ灌漑(かんがい)用水が送られることになった。以後芦ノ湖の水利権は静岡県側の水利組合に属し、地元箱根町の湖水の自由利用は規制されたままで、水利権者と地元との湖水利用の調整が課題となっている。1925年(大正14)湖水に放流された北アメリカ原産のブラックバスはここの名物となり、ヘラブナやヤマベ、ニジマスなどの釣りも楽しめる。箱根―元箱根―箱根園―湖尻間には定期遊覧船が通う。

[浅香幸雄]

芦ノ湖
箱根火山の火口原湖。写真は南東岸の元箱根付近からの眺望。湖上には遊覧船が走り、箱根観光の中心をなしている。湖岸には箱根神社の大鳥居が立ち、その後方には富士山が見える。神奈川県足柄下郡箱根町©Shogakukan">

芦ノ湖


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