Culture Crystal Sound Museum Cathy Cawood Crystal Sound is a free museum in Shosenkyo with a collection of precious gemstones from around the world. The museum shop is...
Activities Lake Yamanaka Diamond Fuji Weeks 2025 Cathy Cawood Want to photograph 'Diamond Fuji'? Only in February do the settled weather and the sun's position create the opportunity to c...
10 Accommodation Kozantei Ubuya Peter Lin Kozantei Ubuya is an excellent traditional Ryokan in Kawaguchiko. It offers excellent food, great views of Mt. Fuji and a re...
Culture Shingen-ko Festival in Kofu City 2024 Cathy Cawood Shingen-ko is the biggest samurai festival in Japan. The festival takes place in spring and the highlight is a procession thr...
6 Accommodation Hamayou Resort Sherilyn Siy Saiko or Lake Sai is one of the five lakes around Mt. Fuji and is within the borders of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Al...
Food Momiji Tei by Lake Kawaguchi Sleiman Azizi Homemade hoto noodles at Momiji Tei, near Mount Fuji in central Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture. Rustic flavour, a hot spring fo...
8 Activities Yamanashi’s Nishizawa Valley Steve Morton For anyone venturing into Yamanashi Prefecture, be sure to visit the magnificent Nishizawa Valley where you witness to some o...
8 Activities Nanatsu-gama-goden Waterfall Steve Morton Experience the spectacular Nanatsu-gama-goden; one of Japan’s top 100 waterfalls which will leave you gasping at the wonders ...
10 Culture Three Old Schoolhouses Re-purposed Cathy Cawood At Sandai Kosha Fureai no Sato, three old schoolhouses surrounded by cherry trees have put to good use as a museum, cafe, res...
Accommodation PICA Fujiyama's Newest Campsite Joan Lambert Bailey An easy trip from Kawaguchiko Station, PICA Fujiyama's forest campsite is an easy and unique choice for those looking to roug...
