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Our guide
Lake Kawaguchi, in Fujikawaguchiko near Mount Fuji, is the second-largest of the Fuji Five Lakes and the lowest, at about 800 m, which gives it cool summers and often icy winters; it also has the longest shoreline of the five. It lies in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. The lake has no natural outlet, and the settlements on its shores flooded until a canal to a tributary of the Sagami River was finished in 1914.
Like the other Fuji Five Lakes, it is a popular resort, with lakeside hotels, windsurfing, campsites and excursion boats. Fuji-Q Highland is about 3.9 km away in a straight line, and Chureito Pagoda about 4.5 km. We have not checked a public-transport route, so plan the journey on the map.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Mt. Fuji view from Lake Kawaguchi — Volfgang · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Lake Kawaguchiko Sakura Mount Fuji 3 — Midori · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 170505 Lake Kawaguchi Japan01s3 — 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 『甲州三坂水面』 - Kōshū Misaka suimen Mount Fuji reflects in Lake Kawaguchi, seen from the Misaka Pass in Kai Province — Katsushika Hokusai · Public domain · source · resized
- Lake Kawaguchi Panorama — DXR · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Lake Kawaguchi (16191459206) — redlegsfan21 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- Lake Kawaguchi (15597501123) — redlegsfan21 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Lake Kawaguchi (河口湖, Kawaguchi-ko) is located in the town of Fujikawaguchiko in southern Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji, Japan. It is the second largest of the Fuji Five Lakes in terms of surface area, and is located at the lowest elevation. It is situated at an altitude of approximately 800 metres (2,625 ft), which accounts for its relatively cool summers and frequently icy winters. It also has the longest shoreline of any of the Fuji Five Lakes. The lake is within the borders of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. The lake has no natural outlet, and flooding of settlements on its shores was a problem until the construction of a canal, completed in 1914, to connect it to a tributary of the Sagami River. As with the other Fuji Five Lakes, the area is a popular resort, with many lakeside hotels, windsurfing facilities, camp sites, and excursion boats.
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What to expect at this type of place: Lakes & falls
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