Location: Chubu

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Gujo Odori

The Gujo Odori (郡上おどり) is one of the three most important Bon Festivals in Japan. The festival, which…

Benifuji no Yu Onsen

Large hot springs near Lake Yamanaka with views of Mount Fuji.

Lake Saiko

Lake Sai (西湖, Saiko) is the middle of the Fuji Five Lakes. It is unique from the other…

Lake Shojiko

Lake Shoji (精進湖, Shōjiko) is a Mount Fuji World Cultural Heritage Site Asset and the smallest of the…

Lake Motosuko

Lake Motosu (本栖湖, Motosuko) is the most western of the five lakes. It was once in fact part…

Dosojin Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival

The Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival (野沢温泉道祖神火祭り, Nozawa Onsen Dōsojin Hi-matsuri) is held on 15 January every year and…

Fuji Five Lakes

Fuji Five Lakes (富士五湖, Fujigoko) is the most popular spots from which to view Mount Fuji. The region,…

Fujiyama Onsen

Fujiyama Onsen is a natural onsen located 1.5 kilometers southeast of Lake Kawaguchi next to Fuji-Q Highland. It…

Narusawa Ice Cave

Narusawa Ice Cave (鳴沢氷穴) is a lava cave that was formed during the 9th century following an eruption…

Koganezaki Park

Nature park on the western coastline of Izu Peninsula famous for its sunsets and viewpoints from which Mount Fuji can be seen on a clear day. The park is also famous for Horse Rock, a rock with a straight diagonal ridge and small patch of vegetation on the top which looks—with a bit of imagination—like the head of a horse.