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One-day Excursion to Mt. Fuji Area (from Tokyo)

Day Trip
Tokyo Tour Guide - Yuka S.

Joined 2022

Yuka S.
4.85 / 5
(74 reviews)
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Tokyo
English, Japanese (Native)
10 hours
Private tour (only you and Yuka S.)
Up to 6 people

Mt. Fuji, Five Lakes and Oshino Hakkai are registered as UNESCO's World Heritage sites. In this tour, you can be relaxed in the beautiful nature in Fuji area, enjoy views from Lake Kawaguchi, and take pictures of Mt. Fuji and the red pagoda together at Asakura Sengen Shrine. The view of Mt. Fuji is fantastic if the weather permits. You can also hire a car for six people. Your guide helps and still go with you. By car it's possible to visit one more place, Oshino Hakkai.

Itinerary

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

07:00 AM

Meeting Point

Shinjuku Bus Terminal

- On the 4th floor departure terminal. At the information desk in the center. Instead of going by bus, you can hire a car for six people for a day.

07:10 AM

Shinjuku bus terminal departure

I reserve our seats for the tour day online in advance.

You purchase you and your guide's bus return tickets, 4000 JPY/person.


We start earlier so as to avoid evening traffic.


Pick-up service is provided (3000JPY of payment on the spot). If you need it, consult your guide in advance. Your meeting time at your hotel will be informed.

09:00 AM

Chureito Pagoda in Arakurayama mountain

We arrive at a stop in Shimoyoshida and get off the bus.

You have about one hou for hiking, taking pictures, visiting the shrine in the Arakurayama park.


Chureito Pagoda in Arakurayama park is the most famous scenic site among my guests. You see the red pagoda and Mt. Fuji at the same time and learn Japanese culture, and history of the shrine there. It is about 15 minute-hike up to Chureito pagoda on the steps or slopes and you enjoy taking pictures at higher places. Mt Fuji is beautiful when the weather allows.

11:00 AM

Extra: Oshinohakkai Pond Area

If you go by car from your hotel, you have time to visit Oshino Hakkai, pond area. Eight natural ponds of clear water are in the village along with natural springs. The water is flowing underground from Mt. Fuji. You can stroll around the ponds and along the river, and enjoy to see a

beautiful Japanese countryside.

12:00 PM

Lunch

You have lunch at a restaurant in the Lake Kawaguchi area or the Oshino Hakkai area.

01:00 PM

Kimono Museum

Itchiku Kubota Kimono Museum is wonderful and nearby where you can see some gorgeous works made by the tie dye hand-made Kimono master, Itchiku Kubota. (It's closed on Tuesday) that are stored and displayed in an old Japanese style wood structure. You can also enjoy its beautiful garden with a pond.

The additional cost of entrance: 1500JPY /person

02:00 PM

Ohishi Flower Park

You see beautiful flowers at the lakeside and a nice view of Fuji when the weather is good.

03:20 PM

Kawaguchi station

An express bus takes us to Shinjuku directly, arriving around 5:00pm, depending traffic conditions.

05:00 PM

Shinjuku Bus Terminal

End of the tour

Ending Point

At Shinjuku station (at your hotel if you hire a car)

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, local buses (guide), entrance (guide)

What‘s not included

*Return ticket (you and guide) of express buses between Shinjuku, Shimoyoshida and Kawaguchiko: 4000JPY /person

*local train and buses (you): about 1200JPY / person

*your meals and drinks

*Optional: Entrance of Icchiku Kimono Museum (you): 1500 JPY

*Pick-up service

*Car service

Tour Important Information

*This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.

*This tour is recommended on weekdays, and not in the Golden Week, school summer vacation time and New Year's holidays. Roads are expected to be very busy in those holiday seasons.

*Once the tour starts, it will not be cancelled and refunds will not be issued though the weather is not good.

In order to avoid the crowds, weekends and national holidays are not recommended.

Important message from the supplier

I can guide you in Kyoto, Nikko, Hakone if you pay my tranportation fee.

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
Tokyo Tour Guide - Yuka S.

Joined 2022

Yuka S.
4.85 / 5
(74 reviews)
Identity Verified
Interview-Based Quality Checks

About Tour Guide Yuka S.

Hi, I'm Yuka. Welcome to Japan. As a national-licensed guide for about 20 years, I have visited lots of sightseeing places. I'm interested in history, nature, art, music, architecture. I'd like to take you to wonderful places such as old temples and shrines, modern cities, and beautiful areas in Japan. Please feel free to contact me and consult me about your planning itinerary and food restriction. Your interest will give you incredible experiences.


Reviews

Mt. Fuji Day Tour

Our guide was punctual as we met her at the bus station and she was easy to find. She had the route well planned and made adjustments where we wanted. She walked us through a lovely small town where we had lunch and went paddle boating on the lake. When asked, she did a great job taking photos for us. Our biggest challenges were that her English was not that great so we misunderstood some things or were not able to ask questions. And we got to several locations on tour, she told us to meet back in an hour. If you already know the history of what you’re seeing, that works great. If your goal was to learn, then that was a missed opportunity. And she was in line ahead of us to load the bus coming back and she directed us to go to end of line. After about 15min looking at how far away we were, it was clear that we were going go be on two different buses so we just took ourselves up to where she was. If we had not done that, we would have been on 2 different buses with no clue where we were going. On the ride back, the traffic was horrible and it took the bus 5 hours to get back to Shinjuku Station. It should have been 2-2.5. That was not her fault. But had we knows traffic was that bad at that time, we would have been find leaving earlier. She said she recommended a driver. We understood a driver based on when we booked l. Again, this is probably where the language barrier was an issue.

Brian P.

Yuka S.

Yesterday you were lucky to see Mt. Fuji clearly. But the traffic on the way back was the worst in my career of 25 years. There was an accident on the express way that cause our involvement of evening traffic as a result. We wanted to leave Fuji area earlier. However, I was asked for this tour just two days before and there were no buses available leaving earlier. Things were what I should explain, but no one can expect a car accident.

Walking Tour

We were delighted to meet Yuka in Tokyo for our two day walking tour. She was a delightful prompt friendly and informative. We had given her an extensive list of sights and she covered all. Lunches with traditional Japanese restaurants were delightful. I would highly recommend Yuka.

Christine S.

Yuka S.

Thank you for your nice comment, Christine. I was happy to talk with you girls, and amazed to see you were good walkers. I hope you will keep wonderful memories in Japan.

Great guide to Fuji

Everything from the customized booking process to the trip itself was great with Yuka. I highly recommend booking with her. She's friendly and thoughtful, making the trip very enjoyable. And I had no trouble understanding her English. Would definitely book with her again.

Sunny W.

Yuka S.

Hello Sunny, thank you for your good comment. I appreciate your kindness. It was a nice day and so we could have wonderful views. I'll remember the day in Fuji area with you.

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