Saiko Lake
Western Lake, sometimes Saiko, is one of the Fuji Five Lakes and located in the town of Fujikawaguchiko in southern Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji, Japan.Photo: Amarpreet.singh.in, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Fujikawaguchiko, Chūbu region, Japan
- Also known as: “Lake Sai”, “Nishi-umi”, and “Nishino-umi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Narusawa Ice Cave and Mount Juni.
Narusawa Ice Cave
Cave
Photo: Kounoichi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Narusawa Ice Cave is a lava tube located in the Aokigahara forest, in the part that belongs to Narusawa Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the three larger lava tubes at the northern foot of Mount Fuji, the other two caves being Fugaku Wind Cave and Lake Sai Bat Cave. Narusawa Ice Cave is situated 3½ km southwest of Saiko Lake.
Fugaku Wind Cave
Cave
Photo: Kounoichi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fugaku Wind Cave is a lava tube at the northern foot of Mount Fuji, Japan. It is the largest of the several lava tubes that are found in the Aokigahara forest in Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture. Fugaku Wind Cave is situated 3½ km southwest of Saiko Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Narusawa and Fujikawaguchiko.
Narusawa
Village
Photo: Filler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Narusawa is a village located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the village had an estimated population of 3,152 in 1257 households, and a population density of 32.6 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 89.58 square kilometres. Narusawa is situated 2½ km southeast of Saiko Lake.
Fujikawaguchiko
Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fujikawaguchiko is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the town had an estimated population of 26,542 in 10,618 households, and a population density of 170 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 158.40 square kilometres. Fujikawaguchiko is situated 7 km east of Saiko Lake.
Saiko Lake
- Categories: landslide-dammed lake and body of water
- Location: Fuji Yoshida, Yamanashi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Saiko Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Saiko Lake” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة سايكو”
- Bulgarian: “Сайко”
- Catalan: “llac Sai”
- Catalan: “Llac Sai”
- Cebuano: “Saiko Lake”
- Chinese: “西湖”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره سايكو”
- French: “lac de l’ouest”
- French: “lac Sai”
- French: “Lac Sai”
- French: “Sai-ko”
- German: “Saiko”
- Greek: “Λίμνη Σάι”
- Indonesian: “Danau sai”
- Indonesian: “Danau Saiko”
- Italian: “Lago Sai”
- Japanese: “西湖”
- Korean: “사이호”
- Portuguese: “Lago Sai”
- Russian: “Сай”
- Slovenian: “Sai”
- Slovenian: “Saiko”
- Swedish: “Saisjön”
- Thai: “ทะเลสาบไซ”
- Turkish: “Sai Gölü”
- Ukrainian: “Озеро Сай”
- Ukrainian: “Сай”
- Vietnamese: “Hồ Sai”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kōyō Dai and Ashiwada Yama.
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