Goshikinuma Ponds
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October — at its best. Autumn leaves, late October to early November.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-11.
A string of small ponds in blue, green and turquoise, linked by an easy forest trail below Mt. Bandai.
Nearby
- Nakatsugawa Gorge ≈ 20 min by car
- Mt. Bandai ≈ 20 min by car
- Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum ≈ 35 min by car
- Shirabu Onsen ≈ 40 min by car
- Lake Inawashiro ≈ 40 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- October — Autumn leaves, late October to early November
- Getting there
- 25–30 min by bus from Inawashiro Station
- Fee
- Free
- Good to know
- The trail takes about 1–1.5 hours
- Time needed
- 2 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-11. Report outdated info