Yamanashi, Japan: Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine

Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine

Travel Date: May 2025

Yamanashi, Japan: Oshino Hakkai

Yamanashi, Japan: Oshino Hakkai

Travel Date: May 2025

Yamanashi, Japan: Herb Garden Tabinikki Fuji-Kawaguchiko Garden

With dependency on the visibility of Mt. Fuji that afternoon, we decided to visit the Herb Garden Tabinikki Fuji. 

Travel Date: 15 May 2025

Yamanashi, Japan: Fuji Shibazakura Festival

Yamanashi, Japan: Fuji Shibazakura Festival

The Fuji Shibazakura Festival (or pink moss or phlox moss) happens between mid-April to mid-May in Fuji Motosuko Resort.  

Travel Date: 15 May 2025

Yamanashi, Japan: Food crawl and cafes near Fuji

Starbucks Coffee - Fujiyoshida

Location: 4-chome-14-22 Kamiyoshidahigashi, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi 403-0032, Japan

Food: scones, soy caramel macchiato

Personal preference: 8 out of 10

Yamanashi, Japan: Plaza Inn Kawaguchiko

Plaza Inn Kawaguchiko

Address: 3639-14 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko-cho, Minamitsuru-gun, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan, 401-0301

Travel Date: May 2025, 1 night

Japan: Yamanashi, Kawagoe, Tokyo - 8 days Itinerary and Expenses

 

Japan: Yamanashi, Kawagoe, Tokyo - 8 days Itinerary and Expenses

2014 Nov: Japan: Tokyo: Lake Kawaguchiko

Travel Date: 30-Nov-2014

Are you looking for options on how to view Mt. Fuji, famous options would be the 5th station, Kawaguchiko or Hakone.  

How to reach Lake Kawaguchi from Tokyo? Find your way to Shinjuku and book your bus from the available options found in http://highway-buses.jp/fuji/.

Getting a bit lost on my way from JR West Gate to Bus Terminal, paying the reserved ticket in the counter and rushing to Platform 2 - I’m the last one to board the 7:40am bus heading to Lake Kawaguchiko.  We arrived after 9am in the terminal, but sadly the Red Retro Sightseeing bus is not operating due to Fujisan Marathon - so they mean that I have to walk along the Kawaguchiko attractions.

[Updated 25-Oct-2015] Upon checking maps.google.com, I walked almost 3.5 km at 9.1 Celsius average temperature last year. Ref

My initial plan to take the bus until Music Forest and walk back to Kawaguchiko Station. But with the activity, I did the opposite and started walking.  

Upon arrival I saw the peak covered with snow, this is the only photo that was taken.

One and only photo taken on Fujisan peak upon arrival (still inside the bus) to Lake Kawaguchiko.

After taking a break, the next time I saw it everything is covered with clouds!  I just learned from the station that service to Fifth station is cancelled due to snow.