Goshikinuma Lake

Japanese: 五色沼 - ごしきぬま
Goshikinuma Lake

A group of lakes and ponds scattered on the northern foot of Mt. Bandai in northern Fukushima Prefecture. In July 1888 (Meiji 21), water accumulated in a depression in the mudflow deposits pushed out by the great explosion of Mt. Bandai, and numerous small ponds are distributed over an area of ​​about 3 kilometers. They are divided into three groups based on their location: from the west, Yanaginuma Lakes and Ponds (Yaroku Numa, Yanaginuma, etc.), Benten Lakes and Ponds (Benten Numa, Ruri Numa, Aonuma, etc.), and Bishamon Numa Lakes and Ponds (Midoro Numa, Akanuma, Ido Numa, etc.), and each group has a unique color due to the difference in water quality. In particular, Ruri Numa has a whitish blue color due to the calcium sulfate particles it contains, and Akanuma has a reddish lake surface due to iron oxides that adhere to the aquatic plants.

Additionally, there is another lake called Goshikinuma, located between Mt. Issaikyo and Mt. Iegata on Mt. Azuma, northeast of Mt. Bandai. It has an area of ​​0.03 square kilometers. It is a crater lake, and its deep indigo water surface is said to change to five different colors depending on the weather.

[Yoshio Nakamura]

Goshiki-numa (Bishamon-numa)
Goshiki-numa is the general name for a group of lakes scattered around the northern foot of Mt. Bandai. The photo shows Lake Bishamon, the largest of the group. The lakes, which are distributed over an area of ​​about 3 km, each have their own unique color depending on the water quality and weather. Kitashiobara Village, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture ©Shogakukan ">

Goshiki-numa (Bishamon-numa)

Ruri Swamp
Bandai Asahi National Park area. Kitashiobara Village, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture © Fukushima Prefecture Tourism and Products Association

Ruri Swamp


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

福島県北部、磐梯山(ばんだいさん)北麓(ほくろく)に点在する湖沼群。1888年(明治21)7月、磐梯山大爆発で押し出された泥流堆積(たいせき)地のくぼ地に水がたまったもので、無数の小沼が約3キロメートルにわたって分布する。位置により次の三つに分けられる。西から柳沼湖沼群(やなぎぬまこしょうぐん)(弥六(やろく)沼、柳沼など)、弁天湖沼群(弁天沼、るり沼、青沼など)、毘沙門沼湖沼群(びしゃもんぬまこしょうぐん)(深泥(みどろ)沼、赤沼、井戸沼など)で、水質の違いでそれぞれ特有の色を呈する。とくに、るり沼などは硫酸カルシウムの粒子を含むため白色を帯びた青色をみせ、また赤沼は鉄の酸化物が水生植物に付着するため、湖面が赤みを帯びている。

 なお、磐梯山北東方にある吾妻山(あづまやま)の一切経山(いっさいきょうやま)と家形山(いえがたやま)間にも五色沼がある。面積0.03平方キロメートル。火口湖で、濃い藍(あい)色の水面が天候によって五色に変化するといわれる。

[中村嘉男]

五色沼(毘沙門沼)
五色沼は、磐梯山北麓に点在する湖沼群の総称。写真は毘沙門沼で、湖沼群最大の沼である。約3kmにわたって分布する沼は、水質の違いや天候によって、それぞれ特有の色を呈する。福島県耶麻郡北塩原村©Shogakukan">

五色沼(毘沙門沼)

五色沼(るり沼)
磐梯朝日国立公園域。福島県耶麻郡北塩原村©公益財団法人福島県観光物産交流協会">

五色沼(るり沼)


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