Travel Destinations in Yamanashi

Oshino Hakkai

Eight Sacred Ponds of Mount Fuji

Eight crystal-clear spring ponds fed by Mount Fuji snowmelt filtration, designated a UNESCO World...

Fuji-Q Highland

A thrilling amusement park at the base of Mt. Fuji known for record-breaking roller coasters and ...

Kawaguchiko

Lake Kawaguchi

Scenic lake at the northern base of Mount Fuji, with classic views and year-round outdoor activit...

Saiko Iyashi no Sato Nenba

Saiko Iyashi no Sato Nenba is a restored thatched-roof village at the northwestern base of Mount ...

Chureito Pagoda

Standing five stories tall against the backdrop of Japan's best-known mountain, Chureito Pagoda o...

Shosenkyo Gorge

Shosenkyo Gorge is a scenic 5-kilometer granite ravine along the Arakawa River that has been desi...

Takeda Shrine

Takeda Shrine is dedicated to the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen, one of Japan's most famous sa...

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...

Kitadake

Kitadake: Japan's Second-Highest Peak, With No Cars at the Trailhead

At 3,193 meters, Kitadake in the Southern Alps is second only to Fuji, and the only place on eart...

Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Jinja

The Cedar-Lined Shrine Where the Yoshida Trail up Mount Fuji Begins

The shrine at the foot of the Yoshida Trail, where Edo-period pilgrims purified themselves before...

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 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 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...

Michi-no-Eki Fujiyoshida

Fuji spring water and Yoshida udon

A busy station just off Route 138 near Kawaguchiko IC. People queue at its free tap of Mount Fuji...

Michi-no-Eki Hakushu

Free spring water below Mt. Kai-Komagatake

On Route 20 at the foot of Mt. Kai-Komagatake, where locals queue with plastic jugs for free spri...