© MaedaAkihiko / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Oshino Hakkai
Eight Sacred Ponds of Mount Fuji
Eight crystal-clear spring ponds fed by Mount Fuji snowmelt filtration, designated a UNESCO World...
Kawaguchiko
Lake Kawaguchi
Scenic lake at the northern base of Mount Fuji, with classic views and year-round outdoor activit...
Shosenkyo Gorge
Shosenkyo Gorge is a scenic 5-kilometer granite ravine along the Arakawa River that has been desi...
Lake Shoji
The Smallest Fuji Lake, Where Fuji Seems to Hold a Child
The smallest of the Fuji Five Lakes, about 0.5 km² and 6.8 km around, and the quietest. From the ...
Lake Motosuko
The Clear Western Lake Whose View of Fuji Is on the 1,000-Yen Note
The westernmost and deepest of the Fuji Five Lakes; the local tourism association calls its water...
Lake Yamanakako
The Highest and Largest of the Fuji Five Lakes, Where the Winter Sun Sets on the Summit
The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes and, at about 980 metres, the highest, on the east side of Mou...
Fugaku Wind Cave
A Flat 15-Minute Walk Through a Lava Tube Once Used for Silkworm Eggs
A horizontal lava tube 201 m long in the Aokigahara forest, about 3°C inside, with ice that lasts...
Narusawa Ice Cave
Steep Stairs Down to Year-Round Ice Under the Aokigahara Forest
A lava tube formed in the 864 eruption on Fuji's north side, kept at about 3°C so ice lasts all y...