← Yamanashi itinerariesMt. Fuji Day Trip from Shinjuku: Kawaguchiko & Chureito
Leave Busta Shinjuku at 07:45 and visit Mt. Tenjo Park (Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway), Hoto noodle lunch by Lake Kawaguchiko, Oishi Park and 1 more place by bus and on foot. Day trip. Listed costs: about ¥8,000 per person. 2 items need booking ahead.
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Highway buses on this route need a reservation. Book early for weekends
Itinerary
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- 07:451
Highway buses on this route need a reservation. Book early for weekends
- Bus 1 hr 50 min¥2,200Booking page
- 09:402
A 2-day pass for the sightseeing buses is handy
- Bus 15 min¥300Timetable
- 10:103
Views of Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchiko from the top
- Walk 15 min
- 12:004About 1 hr 5 min here¥1,500
The local dish of thick udon-style noodles in hot pot. Great on a cold day
- Bus 25 min¥300
- 13:305About 1 hr hereOfficial sitefujisan.ne.jp
Flowers, the lake and Mt. Fuji. Autumn leaves in November
- Bus 30 min¥300
- 15:006About 1 hr 20 min hereOfficial sitefujiyoshida.net
The classic shot of the five-story pagoda with Mt. Fuji. About 400 steps up
- Train 10 min¥200
- 16:307
- Bus 2 hr¥2,200Booking page
- 18:408
Getting around and time at each stop
- Busta Shinjuku (start) → Kawaguchiko Station: Bus 1 hr 50 min (¥2,200)
- Kawaguchiko Station → Mt. Tenjo Park (Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway): Bus 15 min (¥300)
- Mt. Tenjo Park (Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway) → Hoto noodle lunch by Lake Kawaguchiko: Walk 15 min
- Hoto noodle lunch by Lake Kawaguchiko → Oishi Park: Bus 25 min (¥300)
- Oishi Park → Arakurayama Sengen Park (Chureito Pagoda): Bus 30 min (¥300)
- Arakurayama Sengen Park (Chureito Pagoda) → Kawaguchiko Station: Train 10 min (¥200)
- Kawaguchiko Station → Busta Shinjuku (finish): Bus 2 hr (¥2,200)
Time at each stop (approx., includes free time): Mt. Tenjo Park (Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway): about 1 hr 35 min · Hoto noodle lunch by Lake Kawaguchiko: about 1 hr 5 min · Oishi Park: about 1 hr · Arakurayama Sengen Park (Chureito Pagoda): about 1 hr 20 min
Travel times are a guide. Check timetables on the day.
Listed costs per person, in yen
- Transport
- ¥5,500
- Stay
- ¥0
- Admission
- ¥2,500
- Total
- ¥8,000
- Not a tour price. Meals may not be included.
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