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Mt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi, Tokyo — where to start?

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From the airport to Mt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi
Bus Haneda Airport → Kawaguchiko Sta. About 150 min
Highway bus (booking recommended)
Direct, no transfers
Recommended Food in Mt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi
  1. Hoto Fudo Higashi-KoijiLocal cuisineHoto noodles
  2. Kosaku KawaguchikoLocal cuisinePumpkin hoto
  3. Sengen Chaya HontenLocal cuisineMushroom hoto
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Getting around Mt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi

MainFujikyu Line — Otsuki, Shimoyoshida, Fujisan and Kawaguchiko

BusLake sightseeing buses (Red, Green and Blue Lines) leave from Kawaguchiko Sta.

PassIf you'll ride the sightseeing buses several times, an unlimited-ride pass pays off

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May festivals

Fuji Shibazakura Festival

富士芝桜まつり

A spring festival where about 500,000 pink moss phlox plants carpet the hills in front of Mt. Fuji.

Area
Tokyo · Mt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi
When
Mid-April to late May
Location
Fuji Motosuko Resort
Travel tips · There's an entry fee; festival shuttle buses run from Kawaguchiko Sta.
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June festivalsMt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi

Fuji Kawaguchiko Herb Festival

富士河口湖ハーブフェスティバル

An early-summer festival when the lakeside parks turn purple with lavender.

Oishi Park & Yagisaki Park
August festivalsMt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi

Yoshida Fire Festival

吉田の火祭り

Marks the end of Mt. Fuji's summer climbing season, with dozens of 3-meter torches blazing along the street.

Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine & Honcho Street
November festivalsMt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi

Fuji Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Festival

富士河口湖紅葉まつり

Stalls line the 'Momiji Corridor', a tunnel of maple trees that's lit up at night.

Momiji Corridor (north shore of Lake Kawaguchi)
Scenery·NatureMt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi

Arakurayama Sengen Park (Chureito Pagoda)

新倉山浅間公園

The classic view of Mt. Fuji behind a five-story pagoda, framed by cherry blossoms in spring and red leaves in autumn.

10 min walk from Shimoyoshida Sta. (Fujikyu Line)
Scenery·NatureMt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi

Oishi Park

大石公園

A park on the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi, with flower beds and Mt. Fuji straight across the water.

Kawaguchiko sightseeing bus (Green Line), Kawaguchiko Natural Living Center
Scenery·NatureMt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi

Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway

富士山パノラマロープウェイ

A roughly 3-minute ride from the lakeshore up Mt. Tenjo, overlooking both Lake Kawaguchi and Mt. Fuji.

About 15 min walk from Kawaguchiko Sta.
Scenery·NatureMt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi

Oshino Hakkai

忍野八海

A village of eight crystal-clear ponds fed by Mt. Fuji's snowmelt, with thatched-roof houses.

About 20–30 min by bus from Fujisan or Kawaguchiko Sta.
Historic·TemplesMt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi

Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine

北口本宮冨士浅間神社

The shrine at the start of Mt. Fuji's Yoshida Trail, with a huge wooden torii at the end of a cedar-lined path.

About 20 min walk from Fujisan Sta., or by bus