Mt. Fuji viewing tour from Lake Kawaguchi
Joined 2014
Lake Kawaguchi is the most popular place to view Mt. Fuji. I will take you to Arakurayama Park, which is the most popular place to take the picture of Mt. Fuji with the Pagoda. We will take a direct express train from Shinjuku in Tokyo to Lake Kawaguchi to avoid the traffic jam by a highway bus. The possibility of viewing Mt. Fuji is shown in the photo. If we can't see the mountain, I would recommend Oshino Hakkai and Aokigawara forest in the following general itinerary.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
at your hotel
- I will meet you near the reception. I will show your name on my iPad.
The following is rough itinerary with several options.
At your hotel
I will pick you up near the reception. The pick up time depends on the location of your hotel.
9:30-11:00 Shinjuku to Lake Kawaguchi
Shinjuku to Lake Kawaguchi. We will take a direct express train from Shinjuku to Lake Kawaguchi (Ticket: 3,930 JPY per adult)
11:00-13:00 Arakura-yama Park
Arakurayama Park; We can see the scene of Mt.Fuji with Chureito pagoda which is very popular. (We have to walk up 398 stairs)
11:00-13:00: Oshino-Hakkai ( Instead of Arakura-yama Park)
If you can't see Mt. Fuji, you can visit Oshino-Hakkai with clear fountains and fish instead of Arakurayama Pagoda. We may have to use a taxi to save time.
13:00-14:00 Lunch
Lunch; I recommend Hoto which is a bowl of thick wheat noodles with vegetables in miso base soup stock. (about 1,500 JPY)
14:00-16:00 Your choice of one option
You can choose one option from the followings.
Option A. Lake Kawaguchi
We will walk along the lake and take a 30 min cruise with the view of Mt Fuji.
14:00-14:30 Take a bus from Lake Kawaguchi station
14:30-15:00 Lake cruise and walk
16:00 return to Lake Kawaguchi station
Option B. Kimono Museum
There are lots of marvelous woks of Kimono dyed by Icchiku Kubota and learn his harsh life through an English video. We will walk around its quiet and unique Japanese garden.
14:00-14:30 Take a bus from Lake Kawaguchi station
14:30-15:30 Kimono Museum (close Tues. & Wed., fee 1300 JPY)
16:00 return to Lake Kawaguchi station by a bus
Option C. Aokigahara Forest
We will visit Aokigahara forest which is formed over the lave by the eruption of Mt. Fuji.There are caves formed by the eruption.
14:00-14:30 Take a taxi to the cave.
14:30-15:30 Walk around Aokigahara forest and explore Fugaku Wind Cave
15:30-16:00 return to Lake Kawaguchi station by a taxi.
16:30-18:30 Lake Kawaguchi station to Shinjuku
Take a direct express train to Tokyo (Ticket: 4,123 JPY per adult)
At your hotel
End of the tour
Ending Point
at your hotel
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee
Hotel pick-up near Tokyo
Transportation cost from Tokyo to Lake Kawaguchi (you and guide about 8,000 JPY/adult for train)
Cruising fee (you only 1,000 JPY/adult)
Bus free pass (you and guide 1,300 JPY/adult)
Lunch (you and guide from 1000 to 2,000 JPY/person)
Hotel pick up near Lake Kawaguchi, I can pick you up at your hotel near lake Kawaguchi if you pay me extra 20,000 JPY for transportation and lodging during the tour as I live in Yokohama.
Tour Important Information
The possibility of viewing Mt Fuji depends on the season. The chance will be about 80% during winter, but less than 20% in summer time. Please take a look at the graph at the last page of the pictures of this tour. In case we can not see Mt.Fuji at all, we will visit other interesting places near the lake such as museums of Kimono and ice caves in Aokigahara forest.
If you book any of my tours on the other days, I can switch the date with one of them so that you have better chance to view Mt.Fuji.
The highway buses are sometimes fully booked so please book the tour one week before so that I can book your seats.
If the bus is not available, we have to use trains.
- The tour guide is not available on Monday.
- Please, send a direct message to the tour guide for confirming the availability before booking
We have to use a taxi to visit Oshino Hakkai and Arakurayama if you choose these options.
Not available on Mondays.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2014
About Tour Guide Yuki K.
I was born and grew up in Yokohama. I used to work in Tokyo for more than 20 years. I became the National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter in English in 2013. At first, I had attended a volunteer group which provided a tour of the Imperial Palace East Gardens until 2015. I guided more than fifty times in the garden as a volunteer and studied about Japanese history and culture. Based on this experience, I became a tour guide of this online site in 2015.
Since then, I have guided more than 500 tours in Tokyo as well as Yokohama, Kamakura, Hakone, Kyoto, Nikko, etc., while improving my tours. My tours are very flexible and I always do my best to customize them according to the interests of my guests. I studied about the places and will provide you knowledge to appreciate them more deeply than just visiting there by yourself or a member of group tours. I like foods and I know many restaurants which provide typical Japanese lunch with reasonable price without waiting too long. Therefore, I am sure that I can provide you the best tours customized to your interests. It will be my great pleasure to help you to enjoy your stay in Japan. So please be my guest!!
Reviews
Katja W.
“Absolutely amazing tour”
Thank you so much Yuki! Yuki was perfect. He was absolutely amazing and reliable. And even as we had rain on the day of the tour it was the highlight of our trip in Tokyo. Communication was easy and he helped us so much to make the best of the day! He did his very best to organize our day. I texted him in advance that we would like to ride the Shinkansen. He organized everything und met us in time at the hotel lobby. After the train we had the most amazing lunch at Tsukiji fish market! I highly recommend booking Yuki ! Thank you so much!
Yuki K.
Dear Katja, Thank you for your great review of my Tokyo tour. It was a unique tour just taking the Shinkansen to/from Odawara. The view was very impressive when other Shinkansens passing by the station with their full speed. We were lucky to have sushi lunch at my favorite place in Tsukiji without waiting so long. Then we visited Samurai museum at Asakusa. Everything went well even though it was raining. Thank you for taking my tour. Yuki
Lesley B.
“Fantastic first day in Tokyo”
Just finished a lovely day with Yuki and I couldn’t think of a better way for my family to spend our first day in Tokyo. He added local and historical context to make our visit more meaningful. He also pointed out food stops we may have overlooked on our own. Yuki was acommodating of the needs of everyone in the group and answered all my questions beforehand. Highly recommended if you want to get a local view of the city!
Yuki K.
Dear Lesley, Thank you for the nice review of my Tokyo tour. We visited Meiji Shrine and Fukagawa Fudo Temple. You were very lucky to see the water lily and Iris flowers in full bloom at the shrine. The fire ceremony at the temple was very impressive. The rain was not so hard and made our tour more attractive. Thank you for taking my tour. Yuki
Jackie F.
“Fantastic guided Tour!!!”
Mr Yuki is a brilliant guide. We learned so much about Tokyo from him. We really enjoyed his tour and I would highly recommend him!
Yuki K.
Dear Jackie, Thank you for your review. We visited Meiji Shrine at first including its inner garden where we see the full broom of water lilies on the pond and beginning of iris flowers. Then, I took you to Harajuku for shopping and lunch. The weather was perfect for walking. Please enjoy Tokyo with your family. Yuki
$275/ per group
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