Mount Fuji Resort Area
Mount Fuji - an Introduction
Mount Fuji (3776 meters) is Japan's highest mountain. Visible from Tokyo on a clear day, the mountain is located to the west of Tokyo on the main island Honshu. A perfectly symmetrical volcanic cone, the mountain is a near-mythical national symbol immortalized in countless works of art, including Hokusai's 36 Views of Mt. Fuji. The official climbing season lasts for only two months, from July to August. Even during these months, when Tokyo often swelters in 40-degree heat, temperatures at the top can be below freezing at night and climbers must dress adequately.
A Warning
Climbing outside the official season is not only technically illegal without police permission but extremely dangerous without alpine climbing experience and equipment. Nearly all facilities are closed in the off season. The weather, unpredictable any time of year, is downright vicious in the winter and there are cases of people being literally blown off the mountain by high winds.
The majestic appearance of Mount Fuji has always fascinated travelers for centuries. Mount Fuji is also an active volcano.
Fuji Five Lakes - Fujigoko
At the northern foot of Mount Fuji, there are 5 large lakes, called Yamanakako, Saiko, Shojiko, Motosuko and Kawaguchiko. The area is called Fujigoko (Fuji 5 Lakes) and Kawaguchiko or Lake Kawaguchi is the most developed lake resort in the area. It is also the most accessible area with convenient train and bus transportation, to and around, the Fujigoko area. Click here for a map of the Fuji Five Lake area.
In the Fujigoko area, there are many attractions. You can enjoy Onsen, or Hot Springs, provided by the volcanic activity of Mt. Fuji.
It is said that Mt. Fuji and the Onsen Hot Springs are the best attraction in Japan, it is needless to say, why Fujigoko area is a very popular tourist destination in Japan.
RECOMMENDED
Accommodations
Yumedono Ryokan* & Onsen in the Fuji Five Lakes near Mount Fuji
Kansuiro Ryokan & Onsen** in the Hakone resort area of Japan
*Ryokan is a tradional Japanese inn or resort accommodation
**Onsen means, in Japanese, Natural Hot Springs bathing
A hotel with a historic background Hotel New Grand in Yokohama
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