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Yamanashi

34 places to visit, with what each one is and notes on getting there.

Planning a trip to Yamanashi

How the spots group

Mount Fuji stands on the border with Shizuoka. In Fujiyoshida, Chureito Pagoda is 1.6 km from the Yoshida-guchi trail town in a straight line and 2.5 km from Fuji-Q Highland. Of the Fuji Five Lakes, Lake Kawaguchi, Lake Saiko, Lake Shōji and Lake Motosu are in Fujikawaguchiko, with Aokigahara 2.5 km from Lake Shōji, and Lake Yamanaka is in Yamanakako; Oshino Hakkai is in Oshino. In Kōfu, Tsutsujigasaki Castle and Takeda Shrine are at the same place, 2.5 km from Maizuru Castle Park, and Shosenkyo Gorge is in Kōfu too. Isawa Onsen is in Fuefuki and Katsunuma Wine Street in Kōshū. Moeginomura is on the Kiyosato Plateau in Hokuto.

Where to start

For Mount Fuji, the checked Yoshida Trail route takes Fuji Kyuko climbing buses to the Fuji-Subaru Line 5th Station from Fujikawaguchiko Station and Fujisan Station. Tsutsujigasaki Castle is reached by bus from the north exit of JR Kōfu Station. Other pages name the nearest station: Fujikyu-Highland for Fuji-Q Highland, Shimoyoshida for Chureito Pagoda, Gekkōji for the Yoshida-guchi trail town, Kōfu for Maizuru Castle Park, Isawa-onsen on the Chūō Main Line for Isawa Onsen, Saruhashi for the Saruhashi Bridge, and Kiyosato on the Koumi Line for Moeginomura.

Seasons and closures

Climbing Mount Fuji is possible only in the summer season; every climber registers online and pays a hiking fee, and nobody may start up in the afternoon or at night unless staying at a mountain hut. The mountain carries snow for about five months of the year. Chureito Pagoda has about 650 cherry trees, seen with the pagoda and Mount Fuji together. Caves at the edge of Aokigahara fill with ice in winter. Festivals: Takeda Shrine on 12 April and Ichinomiya Asama Shrine on 15 April.

Written by us from the spot pages on this site. Distances are straight lines; check each spot’s page for hours and routes before you go.

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