Mount Bandai

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Mount Bandai is a stratovolcano located in Inawashiro-town, Bandai-town, and Kitashiobara village, in Yama-Gun, Fukushima prefecture. It is an active stratovolcano located to the north of Lake Inawashiro. Mount Bandai, including the Bandai heights, belongs to the Bandai-Asahi National Park. ()

Local name: 磐梯山 Last eruption: 1888Elevation: 5968 ftCoordinates: 37°37'15"N, 140°4'41"E

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Mount Bandai – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Goshiki-numa, Lake Hibara, Enichi-ji, Morohashi Museum of Modern Art.

2.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Goshiki-numa, Bandai-Asahi National Park
59 min walk • Goshiki-numa, a hidden gem nestled within the lush landscapes of the Bandai-Asahi National Park in Japan, is a series of five volcanic lakes known for their stunning and diverse colors. Literally translating to "Five Colored Ponds," these lakes captivate visitors with...
4.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Hibara, Bandai-Asahi National Park
121 min walk • Lake Hibara is a lake located in Yama District, Fukushima, Japan. It is a part of the Bandai-Asahi National Park and is the largest of the lakes in the Bandai-kōgen highlands.
6.1 miSW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Enichi-ji, Bandai
157 min walk • Enichi-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect in the town of Bandai, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The temple was founded in the Heian period as Enichi-ji, and the ruins of its previous incarnation were designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1970.
2.5 miNE
Museum, Art museum
Morohashi Museum of Modern Art, Bandai-Asahi National Park
64 min walk • Morohashi Museum of Modern Art opened in Kitashiobara, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, in 1999. It is situated within Bandai-Asahi National Park, near Goshiki-numa and with views of Mount Bandai.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Oguni-numa Pond, Bandai-Asahi National Park
104 min walk • Oguni-numa Pond is a pond located at the western base of Mount Nekomadake in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The pond is situated on the remains of a crater and has a circumference of 4 km and an area of 45 hectares. It is considered a national monument.
2.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Nekomadake, Bandai-Asahi National Park
72 min walk • Mount Nekomadake is a stratovolcano located west of Mount Bandai, close to Bandai town and Kitashiobara village in the Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is 1,403.6 metres high, and close to Lake Inawashiro and Oguni-numa Pond.
4 miNE
Lake, Dam
Akimoto Lake, Bandai-Asahi National Park
102 min walk • Akimoto Lake is a lake that is technically classified as a reservoir. It straddles the border of the village of Kitashiobara and the town of Inawashiro, both in the Yama district of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Along with Hibara Lake and Onogawa Lake, it forms what is known as the "Inner Bandai Plateau Tri-Lake Formation".
3 miNW
Neighbourhood
Yama District
77 min walk • Yama is a district located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2008, the district has an estimated population of 31,175 and a density of 31.6 persons per km². The total area is 986.763 km².