Oshino Basin - Oshino basin

Japanese: 忍野盆地 - おしのぼんち

A small basin in the southeastern part of Yamanashi Prefecture, at the northeastern foot of Mt. Fuji. It belongs to Oshino Village. It was once a dammed lake created by lava flowing from Mt. Fuji, and was connected to Lake Yamanaka to the south, but it was drained into the Katsura River and became a fossil lake. There are a group of springs called Oshino Hakkai (a nationally designated natural monument and cultural heritage of the World Heritage Site), including Okamaike Pond and Kagamiike Pond. It was developed into rice paddy area early on, which is rare in the northern foot of Mt. Fuji.

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Japanese:

山梨県南東部，富士山北東麓にある小盆地。忍野村に属する。かつては富士山から流出した溶岩による堰止湖で，南方の山中湖と続いていたが，桂川に排水されて化石湖となった。お釜池，鏡池など，忍野八海（国指定天然記念物，世界遺産の文化遺産）と呼ばれる湧泉群がある。早くから開田が進み，富士山北麓では珍しく水田地域となっている。

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