The Fuji Five Lakes region (Fujigoko) on the northern flank of Mount Fuji offers the country's most celebrated reflections of Japan's sacred peak, particularly from the wooden Chureito Pagoda above Fujiyoshida and the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi at Ubuyagasaki. The area encompasses Aokigahara forest, Narusawa Ice Cave, the Kawaguchiko Music Forest museum, and the Itchiku Kubota Art Museum housed in a Moorish-inspired building. While accessible year-round, the combination of cherry blossoms lining the lake's north shore and snow-capped Fuji in late April, or the scarlet maple frames of early November, deliver the defining Japan postcard image.
- Type
- Experience
- Category
- Nature
- Season
- Spring
- Month
- Late April–early May (wisteria/cherry); October–November (autumn)
- Region
- Chubu
- Prefecture
- Yamanashi
- City
- Fujikawaguchiko
Highlights
- ◆Chureito Pagoda — Japan's most photographed Fuji viewpoint
- ◆Cherry blossoms and Fuji reflection from north lake shore (late April)
- ◆Narusawa Ice Cave and Fugaku Wind Cave lava formations
- ◆Itchiku Kubota Art Museum — extraordinary textile art in a Moorish setting
- ◆Year-round Fuji viewing with distinct seasonal foregrounds