Mount Fuji Day Trip: Adventure around Lake Kawaguchiko

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This tour has been designed to ensure customers will have opportunities to see Mount Fuji from many impressive locations around the Lake Kawaguchiko area.

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Highlights

To take a day trip from Tokyo to see Mount Fuji with an English speaking guide
Visit three popular vantage points to see Mount Fuji from different perspectives
Visit a unique museum and get up close to beautiful kimono!
Enjoy a ropeway ride and enjoy views of Mount Fuji, and across Lake Kawaguchiko!

Description

The tour will begin at 07:50 outside of the Shinjuku bus terminal entrance where you will meet your tour guide. You will meet directly outside of the Bus station building. Once everybody has arrived, you will officially start the tour and your tour guide will escort you to the bus terminal with your bus tickets to depart Tokyo for Kawaguchiko. Depending on traffic, the journey should take approximately 2 hours. So sit back, relax and enjoy the views! It is advised you buy breakfast and snacks to eat on the journey. Once we arrive at Kawaguchiko station, hop on the Lake Kawaguchiko sightseeing bus and begin your adventure around the lake! Your first destination will be a visit to Lake Kawaguchiko’s Nature park. Some say the park offers the best views and vantage point of Mount Fuji at Kawaguchiko! You can decide as you enjoy a relaxing time walking amongst nature, flowers and take in the stunning views of the lake and Mount Fuji. Your second destination will be a shrine known for its views and vantage point of Mount Fuji. Nestled among ancient Cedar trees, this shrine is used for Fuji worship and over time has become known as an iconic location to view Fuji! Please note, that this portion of the tour includes a short hike. There are many steps and a hilly terrain to climb through the forest to reach the vantage point, but the views from the top will be your reward! There is a seating area and a local vendor selling snacks and drinks at the top so you can sit and relax after your climb. Your next destination will be a unique museum famous in Japan’s art scene. The museum houses the works of a famous Japanese silk dyer and displays artistic kimono from his career. Each kimono displays nature and the Japanese landscape, portraying the seasons, ocean and of course Mount Fuji. Depending on the time of year, the kimonos on display are rotated. For centuries, Mount Fuji has inspired artist’s work and this museum is a fantastic opportunity to bear witness to this. Enjoy these beautiful kimono and how nature and Mount Fuji has been interpreted through art. Not only can you enjoy viewing the artist’s amazing and unique works, but also the Japanese and Gaudi inspired architecture of the museum. After your fill of culture, it’s time to step outside again for our final stop! You will board the sightseeing bus again to take you to the Fuji Ropeway. Here you will board the ropeway car and enjoy a short trip up to the top of a mountain that looks over all of Lake Kawaguchiko and Mount Fuji! After enjoying the views at the top of the ropeway complex, we will take the ropeway car back down and board the next available sightseeing bus back to Kawaguchiko station. This will take approximately 15 minutes. Once we arrive at Kawaguchiko station, you will have some time to buy souvenirs, food and drinks, and use the toilet before we get our return bus to Tokyo! So sit back, relax and enjoy the views on the return journey.

Includes

Transport fees for Shinjuku Express Highway Bus return journey One day pass for Lake Kawaguchiko Sightseeing Bus Red Line Lake Kawaguchiko Fuji Ropeway round trip ticket Admission fees for the Art Museum Local English speaking guide

Important Information

Due to the popularity of the Shinjuku Express Highway buses, tickets can sell out fast. Therefore, we recommend that you book this tour as far in advance as possible and provide us with no less than 1 weeks (7 days) notice of your tour booking. Any later and it is likely we will not be able to book morning bus tickets. This tour is designed as a day trip from Tokyo, but if you wish to book this tour for a private charter package travelling onto Nagano after the tour please contact us and we can accommodate your request. Please note that this is not a climbing tour of Mount Fuji. This is a tour to enjoy views of Mount Fuji and the natural landscape of Lake Kawaguchiko. Due to this tour using public transport, timings are subject to some change if traffic is poor or the day of travel is particularly busy. This tour involves several hours of walking in the outdoors. We recommend that you wear sensible shoes and clothes which are easy to walk in.