Lake Kawaguchi
The most visited lake among Fuji’s Five Lakes, with a view of the cone reflected in the water, flower parks, museums, boats and the maple corridor.
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Yamanashi · Japan
In the destination Mount Fuji and the Five Lakes.
In the photo: Lake Sai and Mount Fuji, in Fujikawaguchiko.
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The city
Fujikawaguchiko is the lakeside town north of Mount Fuji, in Yamanashi, encompassing Lakes Kawaguchi, Sai and Shoji and most of Motosu. On the shore of Lake Kawaguchi are accommodations with hot springs, museums, boat services and the Mount Tenjo ropeway; to the west is the thatched-roof village of Nenba and lava caves. It is the main base for viewing Fuji and for ascending to the fifth station.
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The local experience
The most visited lake among Fuji’s Five Lakes, with a view of the cone reflected in the water, flower parks, museums, boats and the maple corridor.
The ropeway from Kawaguchi shore to the top of Mount Tenjo, with a lookout over the lake and Fuji and the tale of the badger and the rabbit.
The three lakes west of Lake Kawaguchi, quieter, with Fuji views, the Aokigahara forest over the lava and lava caves of ice and wind.
A village of thatched-roof houses on the shore of Lake Sai, rebuilt as an open-air museum, with crafts, shops and Mount Fuji in the background.
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