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Our guide
Imuta-ike is a freshwater caldera lake in the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, within Imutaike Prefectural Natural Park. Its plant communities were designated a Natural Monument in 1921, and 60 hectares of its wetlands became a Ramsar site in 2005.
We have not checked a public-transport route, so plan the journey on the map and look for local information before you go.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Imutaike — Ray_go · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Imutaike Kagoshima Japan — MLIT , Japan · Attribution · source · resized
- Imutaike 2 — Ray_go · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Imuta Volcanoes — Ray_go · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Imuta-ike Panorama 2011 — ja:User:Sanjo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Shops at the lake - panoramio — Nirmal Raj Joshi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Imuta-ike (藺牟田池) is a freshwater caldera lake in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It forms part of Imutaike Prefectural Natural Park. Its plant communities were designated a Natural Monument of Japan in 1921 and sixty hectares of wetlands were designated a Ramsar Site in 2005.
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What to expect at this type of place: Lakes & falls
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