Cycling Around Mount Fuji
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| Note that this photo is a posed shot. You are supposed to cycling anti-clockwise around the lake! Haha |
If you are deciding between taking the train to Kawaguchiko or driving, you can check out the car rental prices at https://www.nipponrentacar.co.jp/english/user-guide/reservations.html and train prices at http://www.hyperdia.com/
It depends on whether you’re staying overnight at Kawaguchiko and the number of people travelling. Remember to add toll fees of about ¥4200 one way. We decided to rent a car but forgot about the toll fees so it ended up being more expensive. I’d say if you’re staying for one night and there are at least 3 of you, renting a car is a good option. If there are two of you and you want more freedom to move around (such as going to neighbouring places like Oshino Hakkai, Chureito Pagoda, Yamanakako etc) it is also better to rent a car. You should also be warned that traffic is congested upon leaving and arriving at Tokyo.
We parked our car at our ryokan Kozantei Ubuya and took out our bikes to cycle one round around Kawaguchiko. The weather was glorious with the majestic Fujisan visible on most parts of the ride. The entire loop was about 20km and we really took our time, stopping to take photos and sitting down to snack.
Here's a video of our trip:
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| There was a family of dogs that brought their humans out for a photo-shoot at the Natural Living Center |
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| Blueberry soft cream at the Natural Living Center |
With the bike, we were able to explore parts of the lake we’ve never been to such as this little gem, a tiny dessert shop Fusouan, where we had an amazing anmitsu, a cool welcome in the hot weather.
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| Fusouan Dessert Shop |
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| Anmitsu |
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| Finally back at the ryokan to chill |
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| Wagyu shabu shabu dinner |
We told them we are celebrating our wedding anniversary so the staff not only dressed up in cute outfits to wish us but also gave us a bottle of wine and photo card to take home.
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| Such cute outfits! |
We had planned to go to Yamanakako but the weather didn’t look promising so we ditched the idea and headed back to Tokyo.
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