Fuji-Q Highland
A thrilling amusement park at the base of Mt. Fuji known for record-breaking roller coasters and ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Kawaguchiko
Lake Kawaguchi
Scenic lake at the northern base of Mount Fuji, with classic views and year-round outdoor activit...
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...
Saiko Iyashi no Sato Nenba
Saiko Iyashi no Sato Nenba is a restored thatched-roof village at the northwestern base of Mount ...
Takeda Shrine
Takeda Shrine is dedicated to the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen, one of Japan's most famous sa...
Shosenkyo Gorge
Shosenkyo Gorge is a scenic 5-kilometer granite ravine along the Arakawa River that has been desi...
Chureito Pagoda
Standing five stories tall against the backdrop of Japan's best-known mountain, Chureito Pagoda o...
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...
Michi-no-Eki Narusawa
Highland vegetables with Mount Fuji behind the car park
On Route 139 at the northern foot of Mount Fuji, about ten minutes from Kawaguchiko IC. The farm ...
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...
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 ...
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...