This tour covers the most popular places around the Lake Kawaguchi, at the foot of the Mt. Fuji. On a fine day, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the Mt. Fuji over the lake but even if it's not, you can visit many attractions in the area such as museums, ninja show, sake brewery, etc. I can customize the itinerary to meet your preference as much as possible.
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
At your hotel lobby in the Tokyo 23 wards
Take a highway bus from Shinjyuku to Kagaguchiko area. It will take about 2 hours depending on traffic condition.
Enjoy the panoramic view of Mt. Fuji from top of Mt. Kachi Kachi to which you will ride on the ropeway.
Recommendation is Hoto, which is the sole food in this area, Yamanashi. It was a heaty food for samurai fighters in the warring state in Japan using local produces.
You can walk in a beautiful garden especially famous for crimson leaves in autumn. The museum is exhibiting beautiful and artistic kimono and cloth dyed with a unique technic called Tsujiga-hana which was invented about 700 years ago in Japan and revived today by Ichiku Kubota who found the museum.
Ide brewery is the only sake brewery in this area since more than 150 years ago using clean water from Mt. Fuji. You can taste several types of sake as well as learn artistic production process which brings excellent taste and aroma.
At your hotel in the Tokyo 23 wards
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Guide fee
Hotel pick-up
- Transportation fee of guests from Tokyo to the lake Kawaguchi (you and the guide, one-way 2,200 yen per person by highway bus)
- Transportation fee of guests and guide in the lake Kawaguchi area
One day free pass for bus: 1,700 yen per person, or
Private cab: 7,020 yen per hour (ex. 7,020 x 5 hours =35,250 yen)
- Any meals during the tour for guests and guide
- Any admission fees for guests and guide, if applicable
Examples
Fuji Panorama Ropeway: 900 yen per person
Sightseeing Boat "Appare": 1,000 yen per person
Kubota Ichiku Museum: 1,300 yen per person
Ide Sake Brewery Tasting: 550 yen per person
- The view of Mt. Fuji may be affected by the weather of the day. Let's keep our fingers crossed. But if it's a bad weather, I will try my best to offer you alternatives such as museum or other indoor facility.
- For transportation in the Lake Kawaguchi area, you have two options. Use public bus or private cab. They have one-day free ride pass for bus service which is 1,700 yen per person. Bus stops near the places in the itinerary. The private cab cost you 7,020 yen per hour. Needless to say, the cab is more convenient and has more freedom to visit other places in the area than the bus service. Please advise which option you want to take.
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Hi, my name is Ken. I am a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter in Japan.
I’ve been living in Yokohama, west of Tokyo, for more than 20 years.
Since 2018 I have been enjoying guiding guests from all over the globe to various attractive places in Tokyo, Yokohama, Kamakura, Mt. Fuji, and so on.
I can also bring you unique experiences such as sake tasting, car factory, beer brewery, fish markets as well as rural town in Miyagi pref., where I was born, by riding on the Shinkansen bullet train.
Please think I’m your friend in Japan. Tell me where you want to go, see, or experience. I can customize the tour for you.
My hobby is walking and jogging. I made 42K runs 9 times so far, but I take it easy recently:-)
Having worked globally in the food industry for 35 years, I love local foods of Japan and other countries.
I’ll try my best to make your visit a memorable one.
I’m looking forward to meeting you soon!
“A wonderful guide in Yokohama ”
Ken showed us all of the highlights of Yokohama He is knowledgeable, friendly, speaks good English and His tour was a highlight.
Ken T.
(4 reviews)Thank you very much for writing encouraging feedback to the tour. It was my pleasure to introduce the essence of the city to you and your lovely friends. As you found, Yokohama is a showcase of Japan's modern history from the end of the Edo period to today. The Chinatown doggy and I are looking forward to seeing you again!
Norman H.
Customized Tour in Yokohama for Mr. Norman H. - 9 Hours
Customized
“This man does his homework”
My wife and I booked with Ken at Yokohama pre-cruise and he came prepared with notebook in hand. Despite our impulsive changes on the fly he knew how to compensate venues and was very patient every step of the way. His English was totally understandable as well.
Ken T.
(4 reviews)Thank you very much for your wonderful remarks. I hope you found Yokohama is an attractive city where tells you the history of Japan's modernization from the Edo period to the current, and toward the future. Because the city was one of the ports that started trading with other countries from the end of the Edo period, it retains multi-cultural features, Japanese, Western and Chinese as you eye witnessed. Although it was a full-day tour, it was not enough for me to introduce the charms of the city. I am looking forward to having you here again!
Janelle J.
Customized Tour in Yokohama for Janelle J. on March 17th, 2024
Customized
“Our guided tour of Yokohama with Ken T.”
An enjoyable day was had with Ken. We experienced local bus and train and did a lot of walking. He was very knowledgeable about local history. We visited a Shrine, went to the 69th floor of Landmark Tower and looked out onto the city of Yokohama, enjoyed a local coffee and lunched at a Japanese restaurant and Chinatown . Lastly, the highlight of the day was Sankeien garden. We would highly recommend Ken to anyone wanting to sightsee in Yokohama.
Ken T.
(4 reviews)Thank you for contributing a wonderful review for today's tour. I am glad you liked my hometown, Yokohama, although it might be a bit long day for you. Please enjoy the rest of your trip and see you again in the future! Ken Takahashi