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  • Lake Motosu (Lake Motosu Tourist Association).

    Scenic spots and Parks
    Fuji 5 Lakes (around Mt Fuji)

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    Fuji, and is the deepest of the Fuji Five Lakes with a depth of 121.6 m and ‘No.1 transparency in Honshu’. It is the westernmost of the Fuji Five Lakes and is also famous as the location used in the design of the upside-down Fuji depicted on the reverse side of the 1,000 yen note E-Go note and 5,000 yen note D, which can be viewed from the Nakanokura Pass observation area on the west shore of Lake Motosu. Fuji.
    In 2013, it was included as a component of the World Heritage List as part of the 'Mount Fuji - Object of Faith and Source of Art'.
    Fuji in the warmer months, the autumn colours of the leaves adorning the lakeside, and the winter season of trout, the lakeside is also a popular tourist spot for leisure activities such as windsurfing and fishing.
    The lakeside is also dotted with accommodation facilities, making it a place where you can spend a long time enjoying food, sports and the scenery.

    ADDRESS 18 Motosu, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi 401-0337
    PHONE 0555-75-0043
    E-MAIL From the contact form.
    http://motosuko.com/contact/
    ACCESS By train
    Fujikyu Line Kawaguchiko Station Narusawa-Seishin-ko/Hotosu-ko excursion bus (Blue Line)　
    Get off at Motosu-ko Tourist Information Centre (last stop).

    By car
    Chuo Expressway Kawaguchiko IC 27 mins.
    Chubu Cross-Chubu Expressway Lower Onsen Hayakawa IC 31 mins.
    CAR PARK Free Prefectural Motosu Lake parking lot, 36 regular vehicles, 6 tourist buses.
    REGULAR HOLIDAY Closed except April-October.
    OPENING TIME 8:00
    CLOSING TIME 17:00
    LANGUAGE Basically Japanese
    TOILET In the prefectural Motosu Lake parking lot.
    OTHER FACILITIES Motosu History Museum
    Sports centre, accommodation, campsites, cafés, shops (lakeside area)
    PAYING METHOD Cash only
    TAX FREE None.
    OFFICIAL WEBSITE

    http://motosuko.com/
    GOOGLE MAP

    https://maps.app.goo.gl/PsMRNvuyxKnXupq28
    NOTES

    0555-72-3168 (Fujikawaguchiko Town Tourist Section), 0556-62-1116 (Minobu Town Tourist Section)

    Nakanokura Pass Observation Deck: *'Spring by the Lake' photographed by photographer Koyo Okada is a 60-minute walk from the Japanese banknote Zuyo (old 5,000 yen note, current 1,000 yen note) information centre.

    Koan Campsite: a place called sacred ground because it appeared in the first episode of the anime 'Yuru Can△'.
    50-minute walk from the information centre.