The '''Fuji Five Lakes''' (_x_m____ ''Fuji-goko'') are a group of five small lakes in Yamanashi prefecture, on the North side of Mount Fuji in Japan. From East to West, they are '''Lake Yamanaka''' (_R____), '''Lake Kawaguchi''' (______), '''Lake Sai''' (____), '''Lake Shoji''' (___i__) and '''Lake Motosu''' (_{____).

Get in

Access to the area usually involves passing through the town of '''Fujiyoshida''' (_x_m_g_c), located between Lakes Kawaguchi and Yamanaka. Fujiyoshida can be reached from Tokyo by taking the JR Chuo line to Otsuki and changing to the Fujikyu line, which passes through Fujiyoshida and terminates at Kawaguchiko.

Get around

See

Most visitors come here for views of Mount Fuji, with many postcard shots taken from Lake Kawaguchi in particular.

  • Aokigahara. _______. long Highway 139. estern shore of Lake Sai. Also known as ''Jukai'' (___C) or the "Sea of Trees", this forest is famous for its volcanic caverns and infamous as '''Japan's top suicide spot''' — in an average year, over 70 corpses are found.

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  • Fuji-Q Highland. ttp://www.fuji-q.com. One of Japan's largest amusement parks and home to ''Fujiyama'' (1996), briefly the world's tallest rollercoaster, and ''Dodonpa'' (2001), briefly the world's fastest.

    Buy

    Eat

    Fujiyoshida is famous for its ''udon'' noodles.

    Drink

    Sleep

  • [http://www.mountfujihotels.jp/ Mount Fuji Hotels.jp]
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