The islets
Rock and pine.
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Lake Towada is the largest crater lake on Honshu, on the border of Aomori and Akita prefectures in northern Japan, 400 metres above sea level and about 32 km west of Towada city in a straight line, within Towada-Hachimantai National Park. It is 327 metres deep and covers 61.1 square kilometres, making it Japan's 12th largest lake. It fills the caldera of a volcano still regarded as active, built up by repeated eruptions from about 200,000 years ago into a basin about 11 km across. The lake is roughly round, with two peninsulas reaching from its southern shore towards the centre, and its clear blue colour comes from its great depth. Small rocky islets topped with pines rise from the water, and the forests around it turn red and orange in late October. The Oirase River flows out of the lake through a famous wooded gorge with a riverside walking trail, so many people combine the two in a day. Sightseeing boats run on the lake in the warmer months.
Rock and pine.
Late October.
Close by.
On the border of Aomori and Akita prefectures, Japan
Late October for colour.
Yes, in the warmer months.