Recommended Day-Trip Hot Springs Around Lake Kawaguchi Where You Can Enjoy Views of Mount Fuji
The area around Lake Kawaguchi, the knee of Mt. Fuji, is famous as a hot spring resort with many hotels and ryokans. Fuji, and also have specialty baths that can only be enjoyed in these hot springs. Why not soak in a hot spring while enjoying the spectacular view and relax from the fatigue of daily life?
<Recommended day-trip hot springs around Lake Kawaguchi
1Fuji View Hot Spring: Yurari
16 kinds of baths including Outdoor hot spring with a great view
Located near "Michi no Eki Narusawa" (Roadside Station), this hot spring is popular among locals. One of the reasons for its popularity is the wide variety of baths. The baths include a "scent bath," a "cave bath," a "steam bath," and a "Reiho spring water bath," so you will never get bored even if you stay for a long time.
Fuji in the "Reiho Outdoor hot spring" and the open-air "Panorama bath" offer exceptional views of Mt. Fuji from the "Takami-buro," an indoor bath where you can take a relaxing bath.
Local Guide
There are many baths to enjoy. There are also a wide variety of body refreshers.
Taste the flavors of Yamanashi at two Dining Areas
There are also two Dining Areas inside the facility where you can enjoy dishes made with local Yamanashi ingredients.
At “Fujizakura,” a Dining Area where you can gaze at Mount Fuji from window-side seats, they serve dishes such as the “Grated Daikon Tonkatsu Set Meal” made with Koshu Fuji-zakura Pork and the “Kai Salmon Bowl” featuring Yamanashi-grown salmon.Light meals and desserts are also available, making it a great spot for those who want to relax after a soak.
At “Okariba,” a private Dining Area, you can enjoy three types of hot pot dishes, including “Hōtō Nabe.” The service where a steam locomotive (SL) delivers meals right to your room is especially popular with families traveling with children.
- Fuji-viewing hot spring Yurari
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8532-5 Narusawa Village, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture MAP
From Kawaguchiko Station, take the Fuji Kyuko Bus bound for Motosuko (Lake Motosuko). 20 minutes, alight at Fuji Midori-no-Keikyu-mura and 4 minutes at Fuji Midori-no-Keikyu-mura.
Weekdays: 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. (Last admission at 8:00 p.m.)
Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays: 10:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. (Last admission at 9:00 p.m.)
Open year-round
Adults: Weekdays 1,400 yen; Weekends and Holidays 1,700 yen
Children (ages 4–elementary school): Weekdays 750 yen; Weekends and Holidays 800 yen
*For admission after 7:00 PM: Adults—Weekdays 1,200 yen, Weekends and Holidays 1,500 yen
*Golden Week, Obon, and New Year’s holidays follow weekend and holiday rates
0555-85-3126
Free
2Yamanakako Hot Spring: Benifuji no Yu
Fuji up close from the outdoor hot spring as well as the indoor baths.
Benifuji no Yu" is conveniently located 3 minutes by car from Lake Yamanakako, the closest lake to Mt. It is a high-quality alkaline simple hot spring that is rare in the world, with a hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of 10.3, an extremely high alkalinity value, yet mild in terms of composition. Alkaline hot water is also known as "beauty water" or "hot water for beautiful skin" because of its effectiveness in removing dirt and dead skin cells from the skin.
The indoor Public hot spring has several types of baths, including full-body baths, jet baths, bubble baths, lying baths, tepid spring water, and cover baths. Fuji, and all bathtubs offer a panoramic view of the majestic Mt.
Two types of outdoor hot springs with majestic views of Fuji
There are two types of outdoor hot springs: stone and cypress. Each has a different temperature, so you can enjoy them according to your preference and physical condition. Fuji, and in winter, you can enjoy the majestic view of Mt. Fuji as only it can be seen here, such as "Red Fuji," where the snow-capped Mt.
Local Guide
Except in July and August, there is also a paid service for visitors where staff will prepare the smelt you catch at Lake Yamanaka.
- Yamanakako hot spring Benifuji no Yu
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- Yamanashi Yamanakako-mura, Minamitsuru-gun Yamanaka 865-776 MAP
- From Fuji Station, take the Fujikyuko Bus "Fujikko Go" (approx. 30 min.) and get off at "Benifuji no Yu" bus stop.
- 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. (until 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) *Last order: 45 minutes before closing; early morning hours end during the winter season only
- Every Tuesday (Closing days from July to September vary annually) *Open daily during public holidays, Golden Week, and the year-end/New Year holidays
- Adults: 900 yen; Students: 700 yen; Elementary school students: 350 yen; Children under elementary school age: Free
- 0555-20-2700
- Free
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Direction 20 minutes by cab from Kawaguchiko Station on the Fuji Kyuko Line
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