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siuyee
Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:29 am

Kawaguchiko &amp; Fuji Five Lakes (Yamanashi-ken) [E]
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On a sunny day I went to Kawaguchiko, one of the five lakes surrounding the great Mt. Fuji, but a big cloud decided to ruin my trip by covering the mountain top...


Access

by train
Shinjuku to Kawaguchiko station, by Chuo Line and Fuji-Kyuko Line, 2h47, 2560 yen

by bus
Shinjuku bus terminal to Kawaguchiko station, by Keio Bus and Fujikyu Bus, 1h45, 1700 yen
for reservation, telephone 03-5376-2222




  
  rail
  
  Kawaguchiko station

  
  water
  
  Lake Kawaguchi

  
  water
  
  Lake Sai

  
  water
  
  Lake Shoji

  
  water
  
  Lake Mototsu

  
  O RED
  
  Orugouru no mori

  
  I RED
  
  Iyashi no sato NENBA

  
  F RED
  
  Fugaku Wind Cave

  
  N RED
  
  Narusawa Ice Cave

 




776&#27827;&#21475;&#28246;UKAI &#12458;&#12523;&#12468;&#12540;&#12523;&#12398;&#26862; (Orugouru no mori)

Open - from 9:00 to 17:30, all year round
Entrance fee - 1300 yen
Address - &#23665;&#26792;&#30476;&#21335;&#37117;&#30041;&#37089;&#27827;&#21475;&#28246;&#30010;&#27827;&#21475;3077-20
Telephone - 0555-20-4111
Internet - www.ukai.co.jp/musicforest


Similar to Huis Ten Bosch in Kyuushuu, Orugouru no mori is a random European-themed garden with lots of flowers and macro opportunities. It is way smaller in scale, but it does not have god awful rides and a huge debt like HTB. It was a gorgeous day to use my new macro lens.

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779&#35199;&#28246;&#12356;&#12420;&#12375;&#12398;&#37324;&#26681;&#22580; (Iyashi no sato NENBA)

Open - from 9:00 to 17:00
Entrance fee - 200 yen
Address - &#23665;&#26792;&#30476;&#21335;&#37117;&#30041;&#37089;&#23500;&#22763;&#27827;&#21475;&#28246;&#30010;&#35199;&#28246;&#26681;&#22580;2710
Telephone - 0555-20-4677
Internet - www.fujisan.ne.jp/iyashi


Sato nenba is a “restored” Japanese village that was destroyed by typhoon. I got to see lots of traditional pottery, paper goods, samurai outfits…etc., but not Mt. Fuji. No, I am not bitter.
This is how Nenba should look like : 

http://www.fujisan.ne.jp/iyashi/iyashi02.jpg




780&#23500;&#23731;&#39080;&#31348; (Fugaku Wind Cave)

Entrance fee - 280 yen
Address - &#23665;&#26792;&#30476;&#21335;&#37117;&#30041;&#37089;&#40180;&#27810;&#26449;&#40180;&#27810;8533
Telephone - 0555-85-2300
Internet - www.fujikyu.co.jp/cave


There are a few interesting lava caves in the Kawaguchiko area. I picked the one with icicles called &#23500;&#23731;&#39080;&#31348; (I have no idea how to say it). I had really low expectation before I went in. There was no one there except me and the old guy collecting the 280 yen admission at the gate.

This was the very first time I felt scared traveling on my own. It was really cold and dark down there. The ground was very uneven and slippery and there was freezing water dripping down my neck all the time. It seemed to take forever to walk to the end of the cave and the bamboo handrail was wobbly at best. The whole time I was thinking, “I can get murdered down here and no one would even smell the body”, “Please don’t slip, please don’t slip”, “Oh no, my dslr is gonna get wet”.

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Another cave is located nearby : Narusawa Ice Cave (&#40180;&#27810;&#27703;&#31348;)
It was a really nice day trip despite the stupid cloud. The three hour bus ride from Tokyo station to Kawaguchiko was well worth it. Check out the rest of the photos 


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