- Goshiki-numa
, is a cluster of five volcanic lakes situated at the foot of
Mount Bandai in the center of the lake district of Bandai-kōgen,Fukushima Prefecture ,Japan .Goshiki-numa formed when Mount Bandai erupted on
July 15 ,1888 , destroying dozens of villages and killing approximately 500 people while creating hundreds of lakes and tarns. [Rowthorn C., page 454]The eruption completely rearranged the landscape, creating the Bandai-kōgen plateau and damming local rivers. The eruption imparted mineral deposits to the Five Colored Lakes giving each of them their own delicate color, ranging from reddish green to
cobalt blue . The colors of each lake mysteriously fluctuate throughout the year with the weather. Since the eruption, Goshiki-numa has become a popular tourist destination. An approximately four-kilometer walking path from Lake Bishamon, the largest of the five lakes, toLake Hibara affords people a view of all five lakes. [Takeda T., page 174.]Gallery
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* [http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/fukushima/bandaikougen.html Japan National Tourist Organization]
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