Mount Fuji, perhaps the most famous icon of Japan, is a UNESCO World Heritage site that is visited by million of visitors from every corner of the world every year.
Peaking at 3776 metres, Mount Fuji is Japan's tallest mountain and can be seen even from as far as Tokyo on a clear day. One of the best places to get a close up view is Lake Kawaguchiko. With direct trains and bus connections from Tokyo, it is one of the most accessible destination among the Fuji Five Lakes.
Lake Kawaguchiko is a well developed town that is filled with many Ryokans (Japanese hotels, typically comes with hot bath with natural spring water) and restaurants.
We planned for a 2 day 1 night stay at one of the Ryokan overlooking the lake with Mount Fuji as a backdrop.
Arriving at Kawaguchiko Station
From Tokyo, it is an easy 2 hours ride taking the JR Limited Express train followed by Fujikyu Railway to Kawaguchiko Station. We were greeted by a surprise at the station, a Thomas and Friends Train! Apparently, this was to promote the Thomas and Friends themepark in the nearby Fuji-Q Highlands (probably the BEST themepark in whole of Japan).
Lake Kawaguchiko and Mount Fuji
Our Ryokan was kind enough to send a shuttle to pick us up from the station, which was a 10 minutes drive away. The view of Lake Kawaguchiko and Mount Fuji was simply breathtaking.
From inside our room, we could see Mount Fuji out the window. We were so fortunate and blessed with a clear blue sky. For those who know, Mount Fuji is notoriously shy, one needs plenty of luck to get a clear view of it.
Activities
Kawaguchiko is pretty developed and there are activities around for visitors to enjoy. Enjoy the lake and explore the waters by taking out a paddle boat. Rent a bicycle to enjoy the scenery or simply stroll along the lake at your own leisure.
Photo taking time while enjoying the sunset, Mt Fuji, and Lake Kawaguchiko, what a combo.
Even the JR train station offers a great view of Mount Fuji
First time visitors to Japan, in particular Tokyo, would always plan for a visit to view Mount Fuji. Lake Kawaguchiko is definitely our recommended viewing spot of the majestic mountain.
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今天要想大家介绍的是富士山周边著名的观景点，河口湖。富士山是日本最有名的地标，也是UNESCO组织世界遗产地，每年都有来自世界各个角落的数百万游客参观。
富士山峰高3776米，是日本最高山，在晴朗的日子里甚至可以从东京远眺。近距离欣赏景色的最佳地点之一是河口湖。通过东京的直达火车和巴士连接，河口湖是富士五湖中最容易到达的目的地之一。
河口湖地区被积极开发，里头遍布许多日式旅馆和餐厅。我们在能俯瞰着富士山的日式旅馆住宿2天1夜。
从东京乘坐JR特快列车，然后乘坐富士急铁到河口湖站只需2小时车程。在车站遇见了一个惊喜，Thomas and Friends 列车！这是为了推广附近Fuji-Q乐园而设的火车。相信小孩们一定非常喜欢。
河口湖和富士山的景色简直令人叹为观止。从我们旅馆的房间内，可以从窗外直接看到富士山，非常幸运！相信大家都知道，富士山非常害羞，需要很多好运才能清楚地看到它。
日落，富士山，河口湖，这种三合一的组合，肯定要来拍几张照。即使是JR火车站也能欣赏到富士山的美景
第一次到日本的游客，特别是东京，总是会计划去参观富士山。 河口湖绝对是我们推荐的地点只一。
!steemitworldmap 35.520663 lat 138.751494 long Lake Kawaguchiko Mount Fuji | 河口湖の富士山, JAPAN. D3SCR
What a breathtaking view of the humongous snowy mountain, Mount Fuji. This is so incredible. Upvoted!
The icon of Japan. Yup!
Lovely @jrvacation! Mt Fuji is real gem to look at. True beauty. Thanks for the nice pics and write up :D
Thanks! I’m sure I don’t need to intro mt Fuji to you. You must have been there more times than me. :)
@jrvacation I love kawaguchiko. Managed to find airbnb stay around the kawaguchiko station. I cant forget that we spent a lot of time in the train and got lost In between hahhaha. The view was superb!! I will definitely come back again one day hahhahaa
Yes its beautiful right? Really the best place to view mt fuji. Thanks for dropping by
Yesss.. beautiful!!! I am originally from Ranau. We also hv mount Kinabalu. It feels like a journey from one mountain to another. I will upload my journey to Fuji soon, I get to snap a lot of beautiful picture there.😄😄😄
Looking forward to your post!
Would love to feature you in our weekly digest
Still newbie to steemit, I didnt know that whenever someone replied, u can see it from the replies tab.. silly me 😂😂 Will upload the kawaguchiko soon
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