While spring approaches, higher elevation areas in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, remain cold in late March.
Narusawa Ice Cave (Hyoketsu): https://www.mtfuji-cave.com/en/ice_cave/; https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/201/
Narusawa Ice Cave, Narusawa Village, Yamanashi, 3/22&23/2026
Mount Fuji, Lake Motosu and Aokigahara Forest, and Lake Sai from Sankodai Lookout, Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi, 3/23/2026
Japanese andromeda, Koyodai Entrance, Narusawa Village, Yamanashi, 3/23/2026
Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_japonica
Koyodai and Sankodai Lookouts: https://www.narusawa-kanko.jp/koyodai.html
Also, please visit my previous article on February 12, 2026: Icy Fugaku Fuketsu (Wind Cave) and Narusawa Hyoketsu (Ice Cave), Yamanashi