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November Illumination (Weekday Afternoon) at Lake Kawaguchiko

Option 1) Arakurayama Sengen Park: 398 Stairs to climb

Mt. Fuji from Lake Kawaguchiko (2015.11.11)

Mt. Fuji from Lake Kawaguchiko (2017.11.1)

Option 1) Arakurayama Sengen Park

Option: 5) Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum After 16:00, admission fee changes to ¥700.

Option: 5) Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum On a clear day, you can see Mt. Fuji there

Option 6) At the entrance of Kubota Ichiku Kimono Museum (No photographs are allowed inside the museum's buildings)

Good season to have the local speciality Houtou, thick udon with Miso soup, which makes you warm

November Illumination (Weekday Afternoon) at Lake Kawaguchiko

Day Trip

Joined 2017

Yoko T.

4.84 / 5

(161 reviews)

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Mount Fuji

Japanese (Native), English

8 hours

Private tour (only you and Yoko T.)

Up to 5 people

Mt. Fuji isn't always visible, but during Autumn and Winter, we have a better chance of seeing it.

Please choose the spots in the highlights you would like to visit around Kawaguchiko near 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.

Itinerary

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

12:00 PM

Meeting Point

At Bus Terminal Shinjuku or Shinjuku Station

Lake Kawaguchiko

Option:1 ) Arakurayama Sengen Park with the famous pagoda viewpoint (398 stairs)　

Option: 2) Panaroma Ropeway （Adults Round-trip ¥800 One-way ¥450　Children Round-trip ¥400 One-way ¥230）

Option: 3) Kawaguchiko 20 minute Lake Cruise (Adults ¥930・Children 6-12 years old ¥470 / COMBINATION TICKET of 3)&4) ¥1300）

Option: 4) Kawaguchiko Museum of Art （Adults/University Students ￥800　Jr. & Sr. High school students ￥500)

Option: 5) Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum（Adults ￥1,500　University and High school students ￥1100 Elementary and Jr. High ￥800　AFTER 16:00 ￥500)

Option: 6) Kubota Ichiku Kimono Museum （Adults 1,300 yen, College and High School Students ￥900, Jr. High and Elementary ￥400）

Option: 7) Momiji (Maples) Corridor (Sunset is about 16:30 in November)

Ending Point

At Bus Terminal Shinjuku, Shinjuku Station or Tokyo Station

Want to personalize this tour?

This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.

Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

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

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

What‘s not included

Transportation fare (You and guide: Shinjuku to Kawaguchiko Round trip by highway bus is ￥3500, by trains ¥6580.

If you'd like to visit several spots along the Lake, the Loop bus One Day Ticket ￥1300 might be convenient.)

Options:

meals

snacks

beverages

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

Tour Important Information

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

This tour will be only from Nov.1 to Nov. 30 when they lit up Momiji Corridor in the evening.

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

IF YOU'RE GOING TO USE JR PASS, please let me know. （From Otsuki to Kawaguchiko Station, you have to pay ￥1140 at least for Fujikyu Line.)

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

Some are fully booked up, so advance booking is desirable.

As Lake Kawaguchiko is approximately two hours from Shinjuku, we will spend four hours at Lake Kawaguchiko unless you request extra hours.

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

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

It's becoming colder and especially on the Lake Cruise, it is recommendable to bring glooves and a jacket with you.

Lake Kawaguchiko area is usually five degrees Centigrade lower than Tokyo.

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

The loop buses run approximately every fifteen 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.

This tour will be held only on WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS and FRIDAYS till November 28.

Important message from the supplier

To the tour agents:　　I can only deal with cases when the tourists will pay every necessary admissions and transportation fare themselves.

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 2017

Yoko T.

4.84 / 5

(161 reviews)

Identity Verified

Interview-Based Quality Checks

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

Anne R.

5 / 5

Nov 20, 2025

Tokyo Up-to-You Tour

Nov 20, 2025

Tokyo

8 hours

“Yoko is an awesome guide”

We arranged to spend a day with a private guide so that we could see the highlights of Tokyo, learn the complex subway system and plan for the next few days on our own. We were successful on all three fronts … with Yoko’s help. We visited Meiji Jinga Shrine, East Gardens, Ootoya and Asakusa Denpoin Street, Sensoji and Asakusa Shrine and Nakamise Shopping Street and a few things in between. Yoko is knowledgable about Japan’s history, religions and culture. We learned a lot! She moves quickly and we had trouble keeping up to her from time to time. Glad we did though as we saw and learned lots on our one day tour!

Yoko T.

Thank you so much for a great review.　　Sorry I moved quickly but I made sure that you would take your time and wait. I was amazed that both you and Rick san was energetic enough to make the most of the day even you've been traveling nearly a month already and I didn't notice you were pushing yourselves so much. You were so lucky that we could see a wedding processions when we were at Meiji Jingu and had the great timing to see a special parade of Hirosaki Neputa Festival at Asakusa. I had a great time including talking more over the dinner we had at the Izakaya with the drinks. I hope your grandchildren will enjoy the souvenirs you bought for them and your grandkid who plays Ice Hockey have a great season. Thank you again for everything, Anne san and Rick san!!

Jeannie K.

5 / 5

Oct 31, 2025

Tokyo Up-to-You Tour

Oct 31, 2025

Tokyo

8 hours

“Knowledgeable and experienced ”

Our family of 3 had a great full day tour with Yoko! She determined the best places to visit based on what was available, our interests and the weather! We visited Meiju Jinko shrine, enjoyed a family run traditional tea ceremony and went to a special and authentic Japanese lunch together. In the afternoon we visited a traditional residential neighborhood, enjoyed a few galleries and went to Ueno Park where we learned about more of the history surrounding a few more incredible shrines and temples. And finally Asakusa area where we visited the Senso-ji temple. We definitely would not have seen these places on our own and it was great to have a knowledgeable guide to experience this with! She also gave us a plan for our remaining days in Tokyo. Would recommend her!

Yoko T.

Thank you for the great review and giving the opportunity to meet the wonderful Kenkares. Jay san and your son Cyrus were really nice that I had a great time with all of you. I deeply appreciate that you seemed to enjoy many spots, taking pictures of them. We were lucky to see the only wedding processions in the morning that day at Meiji Jingu Shrine. It was quite interesting to hear you talk about the huge brush with Allan West, Japanese painting artist, at Yanaka. I hope you will remember yesterday when you see his picture. I hope you enjoy Hakone,HIroshima and Kyoto too. Thank you again for the wonderful day, Jeannie san.

Ross S.

5 / 5

Oct 15, 2025

Tokyo Up-to-You Tour

Oct 15, 2025

Tokyo

6 hours

“2 days in Tokyo”

Yoko really added to our experience, was very knowledgeable about history, religion, football, politics etc, also very engaging. She was massive help using trains, shinjuku station is difficult to navigate. Also recommended some nice restaurants. Definitely 5 stars.

Yoko T.

Thank you so much for a great review, Ross san. I really enjoy talking with both you and your lovely wife about various topics. Also it was great that we could visit historical sites like Zojoji Temple and Hibiya Library to know about the Edo Castle which I don't visit that often with the guests. I hope you watch "Perfect Days" directed by Vim Venders shot also at Asakusa and the Shogun Series when you get back to the UK. I hope you enjoy Kyoto and the rest of your stay in Japan.