Did you know that the popular tourist sites of Lake Kawaguchi and Hakone can both be included as part of your trip around the Tokyo area? Get on a Keikyu bus and visit these marvelous spots near Mt. Fuji!
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Get a view of Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi both at the same time!
The first thing you should see when reaching the shore of Lake Kawaguchi is the beautiful scenery filled with nature. The peak of Mt. Tenjo, which is commonly referred to as Mt. Kachi Kachi, is a particularly lovely spot as it offers a view of Lake Kawaguchi below and Mt. Fuji right next to you. Although Mt. Kachi Kachi has walking trails, a recommended attraction is the ropeway, which is located just ten minutes away by foot from Kawaguchiko Railway Station. Watch the scenery grow even more stunning as the altitude rises. Be sure not to miss the sights here!
Mt. Kachi Kachi Ropeway, Lake Kawaguchi Tenjosan Park
1163-1 Asagawa, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minami-Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi
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Relax in an open-air bath while enjoying a magnificent view.
There is a particular noteworthy spot even among the scenic locations in the beautiful Lake Kawaguchi area. It is the bathhouse "Midori", which is located in the Kozantei Ubuya hotel. Here, you can enjoy a moment of luxury as you take in the magnificent view of Lake Kawaguchi and Mt. Fuji as you relax in an open-air bath.
Kozantei Ubuya
10 Asagawa, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minami-Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi -
Sake made with the waters of Mt. Fuji
Sake is one of the highlights of travelling. Made with the subsoil water of Mt. Fuji, "Kai no Kaiun" is a famous sake that is born from just the right environment, ingredients, and the refined skills of the brewers.
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Its popularity lies in its slightly dry and exquisite flavor. Ide Jyozoten, which is located near Kawaguchiko Railway Station, offers tours of the brewery where Kai no Kaiun is made. Experience the flavor of this sake from Mt. Fuji with your five senses!
Ide Jyozoten
3837 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minami-Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi
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Now is the time to enjoy shopping to your heart's content!
Gotemba Premium Outlets has about 210 shops where you can buy products by popular brands such as GUCCI, COACH, and PRADA at outlet prices. They are famous as outlet malls that are popular with visitors from abroad. When you feel that you have had enough of shopping for a while, there is the Food Bazaar, where you can enjoy dishes from all around the world for lunch at reasonable prices.
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A pleasant shopping experience for people from all across the globe
Gotemba Premium Outlets have signs and maps that provide guidance in many different languages. Other services include free public Wi-Fi in designated areas, a call center that provides support in various languages, and a Prayer Room for prayer and meditation.
Gotemba Premium Outlets
1312 Fukasawa, Gotemba-Shi, Shizuoka -
Take a bus when travelling between Lake Kawaguchi and Gotemba
While there is no bus that travels directly from Kawaguchiko to Hakone, there is a bus regularly scheduled to travel from Gotemba Premium Outlet towards Hakone and Kawaguchiko. Let's make good use of the bus and see both of the popular areas.
Fujikyu Bus from Kawaguchiko Railway Station to Gotemba Premium Outlets
Gotemba / Hakone Area, Hakone Tozan Bus
Nonstop busses (Keikyu) from Shinagawa to Gotemba Premium Outlets
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Take the Tozan Train and cable car when visiting tourist sites.
The very hilly Hakone area can be explored by bus, ropeway, cable car, sightseeing ship, and so on, but please be sure to also use the Hakone Tozan Railway, which in November 2014 released the "Allegra" which is a new type of sightseeing train. The Allegra is characterized by its huge windows that let you see the scenery along the tracks even better. Now you can further enjoy the highlights of the four seasons including the hydrangeas, which bloom so close to the tracks that the train is also known as the "Hydrangea Train", as well as the iron Deyama Bridge, which gives you a beautiful view of the autumnal leaves ready to fall down a sheer gorge.
Hakone Tozan Train
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The first outdoor art museum in Japan - filled with the natural beauty of Hakone
The Hakone Open-Air Museum is an outdoor art museum filled with the natural beauty of Hakone. The light and shadows in the open-air environment enhance the appeal of the stereoscopically formed objects here.
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See from up close works of art made by representative artists of modern times including Rodin and Picasso.
The Hakone Open-Air Museum
1121 Ninotaira, Hakone-machi, Ashigara-shimo-gun, Kanagawa -
Hot spring baths to enjoy in bathing suits for those new to the hot spring bathing experience
Hakone Kowakien Yunessun is a hot spring facility where the guests bathe in swimsuits and is perfect for those who are taking a hot spring bath for the first time. It is a theme park with twenty-one unique baths both indoors and outdoors such as a sake bath, which is said to be good for the skin, and a huge waterslide.
Hakone Kowakien Yunessun
1297 Ninotaira, Hakone-machi, Ashigara-shimo-gun, Kanagawa
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What is that? It's a pirate ship!
You can reach Lake Ashi by taking the Hakone Tozan Cable Car from Gora Railway Station and riding the Hakone Ropeway. If you keep your eyes on the lake for a while, you will notice a pirate ship sailing. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Lake Ashi as the Vasa, Victory, and Royal II, which are modeled after European pirate ships, sail back and forth between the three ports of the lake.
Hakone Sightseeing Cruise
Reservations are required for Limousine Bus rides from Haneda Airport bound for Lake Kawaguchi and Hakone.
Reservations are required for these routes from Haneda Airport bound for Hakone and Lake Kawaguchi. For reservations, please contact the "Keikyu Highway Bus Reservation Center (phone: 03-3743-0022 / 9:00 am - 6:30 pm)", which has operators that can provide guidance in English, Chinese (Mandarin) and Korean, or consult the hotel you are staying at. Tickets can be purchased at the ticket counter at Haneda Airport if there are any seats available.
Six round trips a day Kawaguchiko Railway Station and Fujisan Railway Station
Departing from Haneda Airport / Kawaguchiko Railway Station / Departing from Fujisan Railway Station Timetable
FUJI-Q HIGHLAND, Fujihokuroku Car Park, Kawaguchiko Railway Station, Fujisan Railway Station: 2,520 yen for adults (1,260 yen for children)
Four round trips a day Hakone-Togendai
Departing from Haneda Airport and Hakone-Togendai Timetable
Hakone Sengoku Information Center, Sengoku Kogen: 2,200 yen for adults (1,100 yen for children)
Hakone-Togendai: 2,300 yen for adults (1,150 yen for children)
Operating one round trip from Shinagawa Station (East Entrance) to Gotemba Premium Outlets per day
Timetable for bus departing from Shinagawa Station (East Entrance)/bus departing from Gotemba Premium Outlets
One-way: 1,700 yen for adults (850 yen for children)
Round trip: 3,000 yen for adults (1,500 yen for children) *Only valid on that day
Reservations are required for the bus from the Lake Kawaguchi area and Hakone area to Haneda Airport. Please make a reservation prior to your travel date. You can pay the fare when boarding the bus. If the bus is not fully booked, you may take the bus without a reservation.
For reservations please contact the Keikyu Highway Bus Reservation Center.
Phone: 03-3743-0022 (9:00 am - 6:30 pm). English, Chinese (Mandarin) and Korean operators available.
Natsumi Shiiyama
Enjoy a trip around the Lake Kawaguchi and Hakone area with entertainer Natsumi Shiiyama.
