Lake Ashi-Noko - is water "mirror" for the sacred for all the Japanese Mount Fuji. Located at the foot of the lake in the crater of the volcano appeared more than 400 thousand years ago, and the kind that is now admired by tourists from all over the world, has acquired three millennia ago. During his "life" of Lake Ashi, Noko has got its own legends, also survived and true stories with which it was associated.

So, one of the legends tells that the lake is home to a bloodthirsty monster - a three-headed dragon, chained at the bottom of the Asi-Noko. Dragon supposedly brings food mysterious monk who enters the lake through red torii gate-established in the water near the shore.

In 1671, from the lake to the town of Foucart had a tunnel length of almost 1, 3 kilometers to supply water to rice field during a drought. For this it was necessary to cut through the rock, prior permission of the temple Hakone, who owned the lake. Construction of the tunnel Foucart - Ёsuy was carried out for five years, and the then military ruler Tokugawa Ietsune villagers suspected espionage intentions and even ordered the execution of the village head. Currently, you can admire the lake, catching fish in it, skate on pleasure boats and water skiing, but use it to clean water supply is allowed only to local residents.

The diameter of the lake Asi-Noko is about 20 kilometers depth - about 45 meters, on its shores grow evergreen pine trees, the water in the lake does not freeze in the winter and in the summer is quite cool. The lake is inhabited black bass and trout. Along the north-west coast of Asi-Noko paved highway in the mountains Ashinoko Skyline Drive length of almost 12 kilometers, which connects the city Kojiro and Moto-Hakone. On the highway, there are several viewing platforms, and offer a view of how the lake and views of Mount Fuji, and Sagami Bay.

On pleasure boats ply the lake, some of them stylized pirate ship and steamboats plying the Mississippi River in the XIX century.