Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

Introduction

Mt. Fuji with a baseball cap

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Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park is located in the Chubu region on Honshu, Japan. The major landmark in the park is of course Mount Fuji. It consists of Mount Fuji, Fuji Five Lakes, Hakone, the Izu Peninsula, and the Izu Islands which are located several hundreds of kilometres from Mount Fuji and was added the last in 1950.

The volcanic activity of the park means that there are hot springs galore. Those in Hakone are the easiest accessed from Tokyo, but the Izu Peninsula is also a popular weekend getaway.

Getting There

Routes vary widely depending on where exactly you're going, but it's safe to say that the most common starting point is Tokyo. Cities near the park include Odawara, Fuji, and Numazu.

Eat/Drink

Sleep

• Fuji Lake Hotel, 1, Funatsu, Fuji-kawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi 401-0301, Japan (About 10 minutes walk from Kawaguchiko Station.), ☎ +81 555-72-2209. Check-in: 3:00pm, check-out: 10:00am. Guests can enjoy the view of Mt. Fuji from both room and bathroom. The chartered barrier-free open-air baths are also popular.
• Kozantei Ubuya, 10 Asakawa, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi, Japan (About 30 minutes walk from Kawaguchiko Station.), ☎ +81 555-72-1145. Check-in: 2:00pm, check-out: 11:00am. A high class Japanese-style inn with views of Mt.Fuji and Kawaguchiko from both the bedrooms and the large bathrooms. The bathrooms also feature an open-air bath.
• Kasuitei-Ooya, 4025 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi, Japan (About 10 minutes walk from Kawaguchiko Station.), ☎ +81 555-72-1212. Check-in: 3:00pm, check-out: 10:00am. Kasuitei Ooya is contemporary Japanese style inn standing just on the shore of Lake Kawaguchi. It has renovated rooms with private open-air bath and observation bathroom. Guests can enjoy more hot springs than ever before.
• Fuji-View Hotel, 511 Katsuyama, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi, Japan (8 min by taxi from Kawaguchiko Station.), ☎ +81 555-83-2211. Check-in: 2:00pm, check-out: 11:00am. The Fuji View Hotel stands just on the shore of Kawaguchiko. Guests can appreciate natural beauties including the garden in the hotel property. The garden accommodates gorgeous view of blossoms of over 300 cherry trees in over 99,000 square meters (110,000 square yards).
• Shuhokaku Kogetsu, 2312, Kawaguchi, Fuji Kawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi-ken, 401-0304 (Take the Retro Bus Kawaguchiko Line to Kubota Kazutake Bijyutsukan or call at the front desk for a pickup bus.), ☎ +81 555-76-8888. Check-in: 3:00pm, check-out: 10:00am. This hotel is located near Kawaguchiko and All rooms and hot springs have a magnificent view of Mt. Fuji. Guests can enjoy the beautiful Mt. Fuji changing its feature from season to season.
• Fuji Royal Hotel Kawaguchiko, 6713-22 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchikomachi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi, 401-0301, Japan (Take the Fuji Kyuko Retro-Bus and get off at Kawaguchiko Herb-kan.), ☎ +81 555-73-2228. Check-in: 3:00pm, check-out: 10:00am. The most reasonable hostel with hot spring in the Kawaguchiko area.

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