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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...
Chureito Pagoda
Standing five stories tall against the backdrop of Japan's best-known mountain, Chureito Pagoda o...
Saiko Iyashi no Sato Nenba
Saiko Iyashi no Sato Nenba is a restored thatched-roof village at the northwestern base of Mount ...
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...
Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan
Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan: The Inn Guinness Lists as the Oldest Hotel, Up the Hayakawa Valley
A hot-spring inn far up the Hayakawa valley that dates its spring to 705 and holds the Guinness r...
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...
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...
Saruhashi Bridge
Saruhashi: The Pierless Monkey Bridge 31 Meters Above the Katsura River
A wooden-clad footbridge 30.9 meters long that crosses the Katsura River gorge about 31 meters ab...
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 ...
Minobusan Kuon-ji
Nichiren's Mountain Temple, Up 287 Steep Stone Steps
Head temple of the Nichiren Shu school, where Nichiren lived from 1274 and where his ashes rest. ...
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...
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...