Day 6: Off to visit Mt.Fuji
16 April 2019, Tuesday
Walked out to an extremely clear sky and view of Mt.Fuji from the entrance of Hotel Mystays! (see that roller coaster ride right next to Mt.Fuji? - that will be coming up in the next post! a.k.a Terror rides)
We made a quick pit stop at Lawsons (as usual) for a quick bite and off we walked to the Fuji-Q Highland Bus Stop to start our Fuji tour.
Our 1st stop of the day:
Narusawa Ice Cave （鳴沢氷穴）
Map: 8533 Narusawa, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi 401-0320, Japan
[IIRC, there's was a special entrance rate for getting entrance passes to visit both the Ice and Wind cave, available at 600円.]
Its really pretty interesting because there was a rack of safety helmets where you need to grab one yourself to wear and its relatively self-service and self-tour.
It was quite a short trail but a very cool experience (also meant literally...😂)!
Next stop, the wind cave!
Fugaku Wind Cave （富岳風穴）
Map: Japan, 〒401-0332 Yamanashi, Minamitsuru District, Fujikawaguchiko, Saiko, 青木ケ原２０６８−１
Started the day with caves and next up it was time for waterfall! (I love waterfalls, there's just something about waterfalls that give that calming sensation... don't you think? 😍)
The bus journey to the falls took approx. over an hour or so... and it was lunch time, so...
Sakai Soba Restaurant （酒井そば店）
Map: 303-1 Kamiide, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka 418-0103, Japan
Disclaimer: this is hilarious because... I'm not 100% sure that its this place and this picture is all I got, but the place looks familiar so, I hope my intuition is right. LOL
Shiraito Falls （白糸の滝）
Map: 273-1 Kamiide, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka 418-0103, Japan
Perfect weather,
And... our last stop for the day... the Pink Moss Festival in Mt. Fuji.
Fuji Shibazakura Festival （富士芝桜まつり）
Map: 212 Motosu, Fujikawaguchiko, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi 401-0337, Japan
Be prepared, for the greatest disappointment....
HAHA. that is right... it was not ready. We definitely see the potential of this place when the flowers are in bloom, but too bad for us, we were simply too early in the season.
So, the tiny specks of pink...
Hoto Fudo （ほうとう不動 河口湖駅前店）
Map: 3631-2 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi 401-0301, Japan
Dinner ✩
And that sums up the day around Mt.Fuji.
On a side note, in the vicinity of the hotel, there is a pretty big supermarket which is really convenient too...
Watahan Super Center （綿半スーパーセンター富士河口湖店）
Map: 4910 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi 401-0301, Japan
Just look at these (flavours not found in SG 😭)
