Mount Fuji and Lake Ashi Day Trip

Mount Fuji Day Trip

Experiencing the iconic Mount Fuji, Japan's most revered symbol, is a must on your trip to Tokyo. We'll begin by meeting at the designated location, then take a bus to the Fifth Fuji Station, the gateway to exploring this breathtaking natural wonder. If the weather conditions prevent us from going further than the fourth station, we'll visit Oshino Hakkai instead.

After a short 2-hour drive, we'll arrive at the port, where you can take in an incredible panoramic view of Mount Fuji from over 2,000 meters (6,561 feet) above sea level. Following this, we'll head to a local restaurant near Mount Fuji to enjoy a buffet-style lunch.

Once we have re-energised, we'll soar above the landscape in the Hakone or Komagatake cable car, depending on the day. In both cases, the cable car will offer us aerial views of the region's mountains. If it's a clear day, we'll also get to see Mount Fuji.

The cable car will take us to Ashi Lake, where we'll enjoy an unforgettable boat ride. Sailing along this lake will be a unique experience which we're sure you'll remember for a long time to come.

Lastly, we'll take a bus to the Odawara Station. Here, we'll hop onto the Shinkansen bullet train, which will take us to Tokyo's station. If you prefer, you can take the bus back instead.

Depending on the tour option you select, this day trip will take between 10 and 11 hours.

Trip Options

When booking, you can choose between four different options:

• Tour from Matsuya Ginza returning by bus: in this case, we'll meet in front of the Matsuya Ginza shopping mall, and both the outbound and return journeys will be made by bus.
• Tour from Shinjuku returning by bus: by booking this option, we'll depart from the LOVE sculpture in Shinjuku and complete the entire tour by bus.
• Tour from Matsuya Ginza returning by bullet train: if you choose this option, we'll depart by bus from the Matsuya Ginza shopping mall. However, the return trip to Tokyo will be on a bullet train from Odawara Station, concluding the tour at Tokyo Station.
• Tour from Shinjuku returning by bullet train: this tour begins at the LOVE sculpture in Shinjuku with a bus journey and concludes with a bullet train ride from Odawara Station back to Tokyo. The tour will end at Tokyo Station.

In 2025, if you book an option that includes a return by bus, please note that the excursion will end at Odawara Station on weekends, public holidays, and the following specific dates in 2025: April 28 and 30, May 1 and 2, and August 12, 14, and 15.

Other Excursions

If this tour has no availability when you would like to reserve, we also recommend our tour of Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi with fruit picking, which also offers some impressive views of the symbol of Japan.