JTB Tourist Base Kawaguchiko

JTB Corporation opened a travel center named “Tourist Base Kawaguchiko” in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, in Yamanashi Prefecture. The center is located near Kawaguchiko Station and provides a cafe facility with a magnificent view of Mount Fuji and a Japanese atmosphere with tatami flours providing the experience of dressing in kimono or samurai armor. The center also sells optional tours with Lake Kawaguchi as a starting point, focusing on tours to visit various locations in Yamanashi, like a “FUJIYAMA Twin Terrace” visit tour as the centerpiece. You can also rent an electric scooter to move around the Lake Kawaguchi area, which cannot be reached on foot.

Tourist Base Kawaguchiko

3rd Floor, Marumune Building, 3636 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Yamanashi, Japan

https://touristbase.jp/en/

Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, 11/26/2023

Notice of the center and a view of Mount Fuji from the rooftop of the Marumune Building, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, 11/26/2023

Great Views of Mount Fuji from Shindo Pass Fujiyama Twin Terrace

The Shindo (new road) Pass Fujiyama Twin Terrace is located in the Kamiashigawa District, Ashigawa-cho, Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture. You can enjoy the magnificent views of Mount Fuji from the two observation decks, the Second Terrace and the First Terrace. The sightseeing (FUJIYAMA Twin Terrace) bus service is available from the parking lots to the foot of the Twin Terrace during late April until late November with small fees. You need to walk from the bus stop to the First Terrace for a little more than five minutes.

https://www.fuefuki-kanko.jp/scontents/fujiyamatwinterrace/#; https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14421398; https://www.fuefuki-kanko.jp/scontents/fujiyamatwinterrace/1062/index.html

Views from the First Terrace and the Second Terrace

Shindo Pass Fujiyama Twin Terrace

Ashigawa-cho, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 11/22/2023

Mount Fuji from the First and Second Terraces, Shindo Pass Fujiyama Twin Terrace, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 11/22/2023

Lake Kawaguchi from the First and Second Terraces, Shindo Pass Fujiyama Twin Terrace, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 11/22/2023

The moon from the First and Second Terraces, Shindo Pass Fujiyama Twin Terrace, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 11/22/2023

Fuji Fugaku Wind Cave

The Fuji Fugaku Wind Cave is a lateral type cave. The cave served as a storage place for cocoons and seeds until around 1955. The cocoons and seeds were kept in cold storage to keep them from growing and to preserve good quality.

Silkworm Cocoons, acorns and grains, Fugaku Wind Cave, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, 11/06/2023

Some mosses were growing near the entrance of the cave.

Fugaku Wind Cave, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, 11/06/2023

Mount Fuji Subaru Line Fifth Way-point

Nice views in the village of Narusawa in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Mount Fuji 5th Way-point, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 11/05/2023

Mount Fuji Komitake Shrine, Mount Fuji 5th Way-point, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 11/05/2023

Horse Riding, Mount Fuji 5th Way-point, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 11/05/2023

Shingen-Ko Festival 2023

Shigen-Ko Festival 2023 has been held in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture during October 27 through 29, 2023 (https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/shingen/english/index.html; https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/shingen/). The main event of the festival, Koshu Battalion Parade was held on October 28, 2023.

The Koshu Battalion Parade Route Map For Shingen-Ko Festival 2023, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/28/2023

Preparing for the Battalion Parade, Shingen-Ko Festival 2023, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/28/2023

The Second Division of The Wind Corps Yokota Bicchu-no-Kami Takatoshi played by the East Japan Railway Team (https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/index.html), Shingen-Ko Festival 2023, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/28/2023

Shingen-Ko Festival 2023, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/28/2023