12 Narusawa Ice Cave in Yamanashi Cathy Cawood Beat the summer heat by chilling out in Yamanashi's permanently frozen Narusawa Ice Cave.
Culture Lake Yamanaka Fireworks Festival 2026 Cathy Cawood Four simultaneous firework displays lasting one hour at the Firework Festival at Lake Yamanaka, one of the Five Fuji Lakes in...
Activities Ultimate Fort 2 & Scary Haunted Lab Claire Rieuneau New attractions at Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park, Ultimate Fort 2 and the updated Super Scary Labyrinth of Fear, ready to ex...
Shopping Tour of Manns Wines in Katsunuma Cathy Cawood Take a tour of Manns Wines in Katsunuma, Yamanashi. See their wine making process and enjoy a free tasting of their wines.
8 Fuji Views from the 5 Lakes Area Celine Villeneuve Various views of Mount Fuji from different lakeside angles around the Fuji Five Lakes area in Yamanashi Prefecture.
14 Shimizuya Information Center Cathy Cawood Akasawa-juku Shimizuya Information Center and rest space is a perfect place to relax after exploring the old inn town.
Activities The Old Inn Village of Akasawa-Juku Cathy Cawood Once a popular destination for travelers and pilgrims visiting Mount Minobu, the inn village of Akasawa-Juku is preserved as ...
9 Akafuji Wine Cellar in Kawaguchiko Cathy Cawood Sample and buy locally produced Yamanashi wines at Akafuji Wine Cellar in Kawaguchiko.
11 The Landscape of Aokigahara Forest Cathy Cawood The Aokigahara Forest landscape is both beautiful and forbidding, and the rough ground beneath the trees still shows the evid...
9 Carousel in the Forest Cathy Cawood On the edge of Moegi-no-mura, right beside the forest, stands a fantastical carousel with galloping horses, a goat, a chicke...
