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 (No photographs are allowed inside the museum's buildings)
At the entrance of Kubota Ichiku Kimono Museum (No photographs are allowed inside the museum's buildings)
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Saiko Iyashi no Sato NEMBA (Healing Village): 40 minute bus ride from Kawaguchiko Station

Mt. Fuji's View from Lake Kawaguchiko Up-to-You Tour starting from Shinjuku

Highlights
Mount Fuji Tour Guide - Yoko T.

Joined 2017

Yoko T.
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Mt. Fuji isn't always visible, especially when it's hazy. Please choose the spots in the highlights you would like to visit around Kawaguchiko/ Mt. Fuji, based on your interest/preferences, your physical condition and the weather. It depends on which ones you choose, but I'll do my best to arrange it the way you can visit more than three of them but if you choose both Chureito Pagoda and Nemba, you might not be able to choose the other options unless you are willing to use taxis.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

09:00 AM

Meeting Point

At Bus Terminal Shinjuku or Shinjuku Station

Lake Kawaguchiko

Option: 1) Saiko Iyashi no Sato Nemba (with a discount coupon: Adults: ¥450, Jr. High and Elementary School Kids ¥200)

Option: 2) Arakurayama Sengen Park with the Chureito, famous pagoda viewpoint (398 stairs) 

Option: 3) Kawaguchiko 20 minute Lake Cruise (Adults ¥1000・Children 6-12 years old ¥500 / COMBINATION TICKET of 3)&4) ¥1600)

Option: 4) Fuji Panorama Ropeway/Tram (Adults ¥900・Children 6-12 years old ¥450 / COMBINATION TICKET of 3)&4) Adults ¥1600 Elementary School Students ¥800)

Option: 5) Ide SAKE Brewery 15:00 Tour with tasting (Adults ¥1500): Reservations are required, so please let me know so I can book them.

Option: 6) Kawaguchiko Museum of Art (Adults/University Students ¥720 Jr. & Sr. High school students ¥450, using a discount coupon)

Option: 7) Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum(Adults ¥1,800 University and High school students ¥1300 Elementary and Jr. High Free)

Option: 8) Kubota Ichiku Kimono Museum (1,300 yen, College and High School Students ¥900, Jr. High and Elementary ¥400)

Option: 9) North Shore of Lake Kawaguchi, Walking to Ooishi Park

Option: 10) Only for rainy days: Fuji Airways (7.5 minute ride, must be taller than 110cm) of Fuji-Q Hiland (1,500 yen)

Ending Point

At your hotel or the place you'd like

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Inclusions & Exclusions

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What‘s included

Guiding fee, The Guide's Admission fee for Saiko Iyashinosato Nemba/ Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum/Kubota Ichiku Museum

The Guide's Transportation fare for the Ropeway and the Lake Cruise

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What‘s not included

Transportation fare (You and guide: Shinjuku to Kawaguchiko Round trip by highway bus is ¥4000, by trains ¥8120 with Limited Express.)

If you'd like to visit several spots along the Lake, the Loop bus one day ticket ¥1200 might be convenient.)

The Ropeway ticket is 1000 yen per adult, 500 yen per a child.

Twenty Minute Lake is 1000 yen per adult, 500 yen per a child.

Options:

meals

snacks

beverages

Admission fee of your options (Please look at the highlights for each price)

Tour Important Information

PLease check other guides if you would like to start from cruise ports.


10 hours include the time from/to Tokyo, not 10 hours starting from Mount Fuji area. NOT ON WEEKENDS. I recommend a Tokyo tour for weekends.


GOTEMBA PREMIUM OUTLET, Aokigahara, the caves are NOT INCLUDED in this tour. Please contact other guides for them.


We have rainy seasons from Mid June to around July 20. During that period, the chances of seeing Mount Fuji could be very low.


CHECK THE WEATHER FORECAST of LAKE KAWAGUCHIKO AREA ONLINE, please.

Also could you check the live cameras I wrote in my blog.


I'll keep my fingers crossed, but you can NOT ALWAYS have the view of Mt. Fuji.


Also TRY TO AVOID WEEKENDS if you can unless you love to wait in lines.


We will have better chances if you stay till twilight at the Lake area, so I wish you wouldn't have dinner reservation or other reservations afterward.


Chuo Highway buses are less expensive and reasonable, basically punctual but sometimes might get jammed.

Some are fully booked up, so ADVANCE BOOKING IS NECESSARY.

I would call them and book them. At the vending machine, you could use your credit card if you know your four-digit PIN No.


It is impossible to go to all of the eight options in a day.


#1, Saiko Iyashi no Sato Nemba takes 40 minutes from Kawaguchiko Station and the bus comes only every 30 minute, so if you choose #1, we can only visit a few more spots.


#7, Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum will be closed at 18:00.


WEARING WALKING SHOES/SNEAKERS are recommendable, whichever options you choose.

It's a little chilly during the Lake Cruise, you will appreciate a nice jacket to keep you warm.


We will basically use buses around Lake Kawaguchi unless you're willing to pay for cabs.

The loop buses run approximately every twenty minutes.


If you hope the tour to start or end around Kawaguchiko/Fujisan area, I will send you a new itinerary after your inquiries, so please let me know.

You need the transportation fare shown at EXCLUSION and check the highlights for admission. Kawaguchiko Museum of Art and Kubota Ichiku Kimono Museum are closed on Tuesdays.

Cancellation Policy

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Mount Fuji Tour Guide - Yoko T.

Joined 2017

Yoko T.
4.84 / 5
(152 reviews)
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About Tour Guide Yoko T.

Hi, I'm Yoko, a National License Tour Guide&International Kikisake-shi.

I speak with an American accent, 'cause I lived in Seattle, Washington for six years in my childhood(3-9 years old). My tours might be better with people who LOVE TO WALK, have STAMINA and keen to learn about the culture.


Now I live within a walking distance from Ueno Park, Tokyo, so I see a lot of International tourists walking around in my neighborhood every day.

(PLEASE CHECK EACH TOUR. The expenses are spelled out, too.)


"Tokyo is larger than we thought and the transportations are so complicated," Swedish guys told me. I'm here to help you. I know well about Tokyo, Yokohama, Yamanashi etc. and I travel most of the parts of Japan.

I would appreciate if you could see more sightseeing spots with me as your guide and enjoy your stay.


I love to answer your questions, even though I became nearly breathless when I was with American guests, a family of three, curiously asking me questions after questions:-)

I appreciated their interest in Japan very much.


I also go mountain trekking for nearly thirty years. I've been to the summit of Mt. Fuji and Mt. Kitadake three times. Talking about Mt. Takao, maybe more than fifty times.

I hope we can enjoy the beautiful view together.


I'm looking forward to seeing you soon and having a good time together.

Hope to hearing from you soon.

Reviews

Amazing tour with Yoko who made our trip so special

We had a fabulous day out with Yoko san today. She perfectly captured our interests based on methodical pre-planning conversations and showed us a side of Tokyo we had not seen before. She carefully listened to our interests and curated an itinerary that ticked all the boxes. History, art, a wonderful visit to the Imperial Gardens, fabulous food and a real feeling of being privy to some of the local haunts. Yoko san went out of her way to help us with our future travel beyond Tokyo. She was tireless in ensuring we knew where to go to catch our Shinkansen and had our suica cards set up. We can’t praise Yoko san highly enough. She was an informative, caring and considerate host. We will certainly book her again on our next visit to Tokyo. Thank you Yoko san; you made today very special for us.

Therese D.

Yoko T.

I really appreciate you writing a sugoi review just after the tour. I was glad you didn't have trouble with walking so much even we walked maybe more than 20000 steps together. I felt quite lucky that you made so much positive comments about all the places we visited. I hope you have a lovely trip of Nakasendo from tomorrow. Thank you so much again, Therese san and David san, for the lovely day. I will be looking forward to seeing you again in your future trip.

Excellent tour of Tokyo

We had an amazing day with Yoko! We booked the Up To You Tour of Tokyo. In just 8 hours, Yoko managed to show us so much—temples and shrines, the beautiful Chidorigofuchi Moat, the energy of Shibuya, and the charm of Asakusa. She was knowledgeable, organized, and incredibly kind. Not only was she our guide, but also very informative about Japan history in general. She took us to this amazing fish place for lunch. Yoko took so much stress out of our travel and made the whole experience smooth and enjoyable. It felt like she was our friend the whole time and not a person that is just guiding us. Thank you so much, Yoko. Come visit us in beautiful Kyrgyzstan.Highly recommended!

Thomas F.

Yoko T.

Oh, thank you so much for your wonderful review, Thomas san.  I was so moved by it that I was almost going to cry. I was lucky to spend the day with you and your beautiful intelligent wife. It might be my first time to talk about the Fukushima disaster and about the episode of Iodine tablets supplied there.  I appreciated that you liked that genuine Japanese lunch with fish and added kelp options. I had a great time with both of you. Please enjoy Osaka and Kyoto. I will be waiting for you to come again to Tokyo with your kids some day soon. Please tell Nurida san that it was really meeting her too. Thank you again for the powerful wonderful day!!

Your guide Yoko is the worst guide I have ever experienced

This is my second day with her as my guide because even though we had problems with each other yesterday, she apologised and promised to do better today. Well, she yelled at me again. While we were in the train, she pointed out while wearing a mask that the younger kids who were formally dressed in suits and were with their parents are attending a special celebration, of being accepted to university. An hour later when I saw some of them looking more mature looking persons, I asked if they were also celebrating graduation. She yelled and said “ I told you, it’s an enrolment , not a graduation “. This is when I told her, You do not get to yell at me. I pay good money to hire a guide who will be patient and courteous, not a rude person like you. I told her that she was giving Japanese people a bad name. By then, we were about to enter a restaurant where everything is in Japanese other than pictures of the dish. She went ahead and hurriedly explained everything and when I pointed at something that looked like a meat dish, I inquired if it was chicken or beef. In a very loud voice if the restaurant line she said “ I had already told you what it was! By this time I had enough of her, I walked up, figured out how to order and pay on my own, got a table to sit by myself and told her to stay away from me. She had the nerve to insist that she is sorry and sat down in the chair opposite me. I simply got up, and moved myself away from her toxic presence. By this time, money I paid for the tour which was a total of 12 hours over 2 days was a complete waste and disaster! She came and refunded me some money and walked away. This woman needs anger management training and should not be a guide who represents your country to tourist. She has no patience and will ruin your company’s reputation

Debbie W.

Yoko T.

Because you said you cannot hear I thought it was your hearing problems but thinking it over it was your problem with difficulty of understanding some English words like "frreshmen" and "entrance." You spoke English quite well so it was difficult to notice that but certainly you had trouble with those words. From now on, I should know that some people won't know the appropriate way to ask me to repeat what they haven't catched. Also not having well balanced lunch seem to make Debbie san short tempered. I learned the lesson that eating nut bars might make people a nutcase. Have a nice trip anyway.

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