Koyama-ike Pond湖山池

Close to Hakuto Beach, with a plentiful amount of sweetbriers. A lagoon separated from the sea by deposits from Sendai-gawa River.

The Koyama-ike Pond is located 6 kilometers west of central Tottori City in eastern Tottori, close to Tottori Airport. It was an inlet of the Sea of Japan, but became a closed lagoon when deposits from the Sendai-gawa River separated it from the sea. There are seven islets in the pond, and the largest, Ao-shima, has a park with a well-equipped promenade and camping ground.

This pond, being 4 kilometers long from east to west and 2.4 kilometers wide from north to south, is almost a lake in size and is a sanctuary for eels, carp and other freshwater fish. They still practice a traditional style of fishing there, called "Ishigama-ryo," where fishers form a trap with large rocks and wait for the fish to enter.

In the neighboring areas is the Yoshioka-onsen Hot Spring that dates back some 1,000 years, as well as the Hakuto Beach (White Rabbit Beach), the site for a popular episode in Japanese mythology known as the "Inaba-no-Shiro-usagi" (the White Rabbit of Inaba). This beach is also the southern limit for the natural growth of sweetbriers. The dainty crimson flowers that bloom in early summer attract many tourists.