The Japanese prefecture of Fukushima is known around the world because of the sad events: the accident at a nuclear power plant. The AirPano panorama is designed to correct this one-sided impression: Fukushima is a land of forests, lakes, and mountains. In the northern part of the island of Honshu, the Bandai-Asahi National Park has been created with an area of more than 18,600 hectares. Here, landscapes of the volcanic massif, forests, gorges, hollows, and lakes are recognized natural monuments.
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| Lake Hibara Japan |
In the area of the Bandai volcano with a height of 1819 meters lies the so-called "lake triangle", which includes three beautiful reservoirs: Akimoto, Hibara, and Onogawa. In 1888, a major eruption of Bandai occurred, changing the surrounding terrain, redirecting the flow of rivers, and creating many lakes.
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| Lake Hibara Japan |
The Japanese poet Mizuhara Shuoshi wrote the lyrical haiku “Contemplating Lake Hibara”: “In a bizarre bowl, frozen between the gloomy mountains, the lake breathes sadness ...”. Perhaps this is a reminder of those events because the remains of the village destroyed by the volcano still lie at the bottom of the Hibara.
The depth of Hibara is about 30 meters, the length of the coastline is 31 km, and the area of the water surface is 10.7 km2. It is the largest lake in the Bandai Triangle, and the smallest is Onogawa. It is fed by a small waterfall descending from the side of the mountain, and it is believed that the spring water here is the purest and most delicious in all of Japan.
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| Lake Hibara Japan |
The Bandaya Lakes is a popular place where tourists come to admire the silhouettes of the mountains reflected in the mirror-like surface of the water, breathe in the mountain air, walk among the trees, go boating, and go fishing. And the "calling card" is shooting sunrises - they are extremely picturesque here. We invite you to travel to these amazing places with AirPano!