Attractions · Mount Fuji

Things to do in Mount Fuji.

The mountain is free to look at; what sells is the tour that gets you to the viewpoints.

The classic day out from Tokyo: up the Subaru Line to the 5th Station, Oshino Hakkai's spring ponds, a lake viewpoint.

How to book: Full-day tours from Tokyo daily; the mountain road closes in bad winter weather.

The postcard lake: Fuji across the water from the north shore, at its best in the early morning.

How to book: Free viewpoints; the sightseeing boats ticket at the pier.

Lavender and flower fields on Kawaguchiko's north shore with the mountain standing behind them.

How to book: Free.

The gondola up Mount Tenjo above Kawaguchiko: the lake below, the mountain across.

How to book: Tickets at the station; clear weekends queue.

The five-storey pagoda above Fujiyoshida: the single most famous Fuji viewpoint in the world.

How to book: Free; the 400 steps are the price. Cherry blossom weeks are the crush.

Eight spring ponds fed by Fuji's snowmelt, in a thatched village between the lakes.

How to book: Free to wander; one pond charges a small fee.

The thrill park at the mountain's foot: record-breaking coasters with Fuji in every photo.

How to book: Tickets and passes online; the ride queues are the day.

Music boxes and automatic instruments in a European-style garden on the lake's north shore.

How to book: Tickets online or at the door.

Twenty minutes on the water under the mountain, from the pier beside the ropeway.

How to book: Tickets at the pier; combined ropeway-and-boat tickets exist.

Half a million pink moss phlox flowers spread below the mountain each spring at Lake Motosu.

How to book: Seasonal, mid April to late May; tickets online, shuttle buses from Kawaguchiko station.

Planning the stay itself: the city guides cover what is on, and the hotels page covers where to sleep near it.

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