This pond is located deep in the mountains where underground water from Lake Mashu gushes out, and is called "God's Child" Pond because of the legend that it is formed from the underground water of Lake Mashu (Kamuito = God's Lake).

Lake Mashu differs greatly from other lakes in that there are no rivers flowing into or out of the lake. The reason why the water level remains the same even in the spring, when the lake is flooded with snowmelt, is because the lake is fed by the subterranean water from Kaminoko-ike Pond and other sources around the lake. The subsoil water of Kaminoko-ike Pond gushes out as much as 12,000 tons per day. It is a small pond with a circumference of 220 m and a depth of 5 m. The water is so clear that one can clearly see the bottom of the pond.

The water temperature is as low as 8°C throughout the year, and fallen trees have sunk like fossils into the blue water without rotting. The view of the vermilion-spotted oshorokoma swimming through the crevices is indescribably mysterious and beautiful.

*To reach Kaminoko-ike Pond from Highway 1115, you will be traveling on a forest road. The parking lot (free of charge) is also unpaved.
There is a toilet with a pumping system.
Please note that snow is not plowed during the winter and may remain until after May.
Snowshoeing tours to Kaminoko-ike Pond are held every year around February.