Activities Shosenkyo Ropeway Cathy Cawood Take Shosenkyo Ropeway to the summit of Mount Rakanji, also known as Yasaburodake, for panoramic views of Kofu basin, the Jap...
Food Les Rêves Salon de Thé Maren Pauli At Les Reves Salon de The you can enjoy afternoon tea and amazing pastries in a French theater atmosphere with views of Mount...
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...
Culture Lake Yamanaka Fireworks Festival 2024 Cathy Cawood Four simultaneous firework displays lasting one hour at the Firework Festival at Lake Yamanaka, one of the Five Fuji Lakes in...
Activities Maples Corridor at Kawaguchi-ko 2024 Evangeline Neo The possibility of shooting red leaves against Mt Fuji as the backdrop!
Activities Oboshi Park Cherry Blossom Festival Kim Yamanashi's Oboshi Park is a delight during spring for cherry blossom fans. The grounds here are home to around 2000 cherry t...
8 Kayaking on Lake Motosu Cathy Cawood You can go Kayaking or enjoy other water sports on Lake Motosu, a volcanic lake at the foot of Mount Fuji.
Activities Yamanashi Cherry Blossom Guide Cathy Cawood Guide to some of the best cherry blossom viewing spots in Yamanashi Prefecture
Culture Tanamachi Exhibition in Nanbu 2022 Cathy Cawood An exhibition of art by Yoshihiro Tanamachi at Nanbu Municipal Museum in October & November. The main piece is a huge 6-panel...
Whispers of Time & Wisdom in Minobu Sébastien Duval Mount Minobu is a time portal! Here, life isn’t measured in years but in centuries and millennia, it’s engraved into the rock...