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Private Day Tour to Lake Kawaguchi – Scenic Highlights & Iconic Mt. Fuji Views (Weather Permitting)

The possibility of viewing Mt. Fuji (average during 1992 to 2022)

The possibility of viewing Mt. Fuji (CharGPT-4o)

Arakura-yama Park: The view of Mt. Fuji over a Torii gate

Arakura-yama Park: My best shot

Arakura-yama Park: Popular view of Mt. Fuji

Oshino-Hakkai with the view of Mt. Fuji (Alternastive to Arakura-yama )

Oshino-Hakkai with clear fountains from Mt. Fuji ( Alternastive to Arakura-yama )

Lake Kawaguchi cruise ( Op. A)

You can try a speedboat instead!

Kubota Itchiku museum of Kimono (Op. B)

Aokigahara Forest: Forest trail (Op. C )

Aokigahara Forest: Fugaku Wind Cave (Op. C )

Private Day Tour to Lake Kawaguchi – Scenic Highlights & Iconic Mt. Fuji Views (Weather Permitting)

Name: Mount Fuji Guided Tours
Brand: GoWithGuide
Price: 283 USD
Rating: 5.0 (416 reviews)

Day Trip

Joined 2014

Yuki K.

4.80 / 5

(416 reviews)

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Mount Fuji

English

10 hrs 30 mins

Private tour (only you and Yuki K.)

Up to 5 people

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!

08:30 AM

Meeting Point

at your hotel

- I will meet you near the reception. I will show your name on my iPad. I will contact you via WhatsApp, so please have your phone ready. We can find our phone numbers at the bottom of the itinerary two days before the tour date.

The following is rough itinerary with several options.

08:30 AM

8:30-9:30 Transportation to Shinjuku station

Transportation to Shinjuku station

09:30 AM

9:30-11:00 Transportation to Fuji Yoshida station

Transportation: Shinjuku to Fuji Yoshida station to visit Arakurayama Park. We will take a direct express train from Shinjuku (Ticket: 3,930 JPY per adult).

11:00 AM

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)

URL: https://fujiyoshida.net/en/see-and-do/12

11:00 AM

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.

Admission free

URL: https://oshino-navi.com/archives/gallery_category/gallery_category1

01:00 PM

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)

02:00 PM

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 (1000 JPY per adult) and walk

16:00 return to Lake Kawaguchi station

URL: https://www.fujigokokisen.jp/contents/en/

You can try the speedboat for 15 min with 10,000 JPY instead of the cruise!

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

URL (Japanese): https://www.itchiku-museum.com/

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.

04:30 PM

16:30-18:30 Transportation to Shinjuku

Transportation: We will take a direct express train to Tokyo (Ticket: 4,123 JPY per adult).

07:00 PM

At your hotel

End of the tour

Ending Point

at your hotel

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

Guide fee

Hotel pick-up near Tokyo

What‘s not included

The other cost will be about 11,000 JPY per adult.

Please refer the following for detail in JPY.

1.Transportation cost from Tokyo to Lake Kawaguchi (I'll book&pay your seats on the direct express train, please reimburse me 1,600 per adult in cash at the tour. Please charge your IC cards with 6,000 for the rides)

2. Cruising fee (you only 1,000per adult)

3. Lunch (you and guide about 2,000 per person)

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 the summer. Please take a look at my blog at https://gowithguide.com/blog/when-is-the-best-time-to-view-mt-fuji-from-hakone-1980). In case we cannot see Mt. Fuji at all, we will visit other interesting places near the lake, such as the 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 a better chance to view Mt. Fuji.

The direct express train from Shinjuku is sometimes fully booked, so please book the tour at least one week before.

- The tour guide is not available on Monday.

- Please, send a direct message to the tour guide to confirm the availability before booking

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

Yuki K.

4.80 / 5

(416 reviews)

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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 deeper than just visiting there by yourself or a member of big 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

Bryan S.

5 / 5

Apr 4, 2026

Kyoto Private Day Tour from Tokyo by Shinkansen with Hotel Pick-Up

Apr 4, 2026

Tokyo

13 hours

“Up and back to Kyoto ”

Yuki was excellent - very knowledgeable, easy to talk to and kept us moving and on time. We had a great time and would highly recommend this tour. Kyoto is beautiful!

Yuki K.

Dear Bryan, Thank you for your review. We visited Fushimi Shrine, Arashiyama, Tenryu-ji Temple, Bamboo Forest, and Golden Pavilion on my Golden Route course. We observed cherry blossoms in their full bloom in Kyoto. My deepest apologies for the inconvenience of our return trip. Thank you very much for taking my tour.

Nancy T.

5 / 5

Apr 3, 2026

Private Day Tour to Kawagoe – Edo-Era Temples & Nostalgic Streets with Local Food

Apr 3, 2026

Tokyo

8 hours

“A wonderful day with local gems”

We enjoyed our day trip to Kawagoe with Yuki K. He efficiently led us through the maze of metro and train stations to reach the correct train to Kawagoe. Once there, we enjoyed our visits to the Nakain Temple and the Kitain Temple, and along with the locals, admired the emerging cherry blossoms. Lunch at the soba restaurant was excellent, and wandering through the shopping streets located in the historic warehouse district was pleasant. Our visit to the festival museum was a highlight, since we arrived in time to enjoy a Hayashi performance. Yuki escorted us all the way back to our hotel, too, which we appreciated. He also shared some informative slides he’d prepared on the history of the development of Buddhism through the centuries. Thank you, Yuki! In reviewing the description of this tour from the GoWithGuide website, there were activities listed that were not included in the tour, and judging by our experience, we would not have had time to do anyway. Those included visiting the Kawagoe Castle and garden, and the Hikawa Shrine. These were also not included in the detailed itinerary of the day’s plan, so should be removed from the description.

Yuki K.

Dear Nancy, Thank you for your review. The tour page may be getting outdated now. I will update it. Thank you for taking my tour!

Daphna S.

5 / 5

Mar 30, 2026

Private Day Tour to Lake Kawaguchi – Scenic Highlights & Iconic Mt. Fuji Views (Weather Permitting)

Mar 30, 2026

Mount Fuji

10 hours 30 mins

“Perfect Mount Fuji Day with Yuki”

We had a wonderful day trip to Mount Fuji with Yuki! I did the tour with my 12-year-old son, and we both really enjoyed it. From the start, Yuki was in touch, shared a clear plan, and tailored it to us. Two days before, he even suggested moving the trip earlier due to the weather so we could actually see the mountain, and he was right! Yuki is knowledgeable, efficient, and easy to spend the day with. He also stayed flexible and adjusted things along the way based on what we wanted. Highly recommended!

Yuki K.

Dear Daphna, Thank you for your review. We were very lucky to see Mt. Fuji, most of it would be better than all of it. I have been worried about your tour due to the war at first, then due to the moving weather forecast. Thank you for the ride on the speedboat on the lake. I will recommend it to my future guests. Please give my best regards to your son. Yuki