Spots in Around Lake Yamanaka Area

  • Restaurant Koshiji
    Shopping
    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Yamanakakomura Hirano 508-375
    This cafe restaurant is located in an area dotted with lodging facilities on the southeastern shore of Lake Yamanaka. It is notable for cuisine that capitalizes on the flavor of the ingredients without the use of artificial seasonings. Its most popular dish is the tongue stew, which is stewed for two weeks straight. Other offerings include their hamburger steak and cheese sausage, which has been made the same way since the restaurant was established, as well as their ham and sausage assortments. Guests can bring their pets with them to the restaurant's veranda. The restaurant also offers sausage-making classes and sells some of its sausages. Another of the restaurant's appeals is its wonderful seasonal scenery including expansive snowy landscapes in the winter.
  • Lake Yamanakako Kogen Hands-on Workshop ANTOV
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Yamanakakomura Hirano 508-813
    A crafting studio located a 10-minute drive from the Yamanakako Interchange and a two-minute walk from the Bugakuso mae bus stop. The facility offers day crafting classes throughout the day. Courses include glasswork, pottery, and metal engraving. One great thing about the studio is that, aside from pottery, you can take home what you made that very day. All of the studio's crafts take around an hour to make, making it easy to drop by. In particular, you can make a kaleidoscope in 30 minutes, a fun activity no matter your age. Note that large groups require a reservation in advance.
  • Yume no Ki
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Yamanakakomura Hirano 548-47
    A 20-minute drive from the Yamanakako Interchange and 30 minutes from the Gotenba Interchange. This boarding house is located next to the Mori no Naka no Ehonkan and serves teppanyaki and wine. The popular inn has been featured in various media. Attention has been paid to every detail - for example, all of the guest rooms have a view of Mt. Fuji. The inn's private reservable bath is available from 7:00 a.m. The inn's meals are made with an abundance of local ingredients, including Koshu wine beef, rainbow trout raised in the spring waters of Mt. Fuji, and wines from Yamanashi Prefecture. In the morning, the inn serves fresh made hot sandwiches. You can also enjoy dinner here without being a guest.

    Stayed one night whilst on a cycling tour. Place is a B&B and only has 7 or 8 rooms, functionally furnished but clean and fairly new. The public onsen baths are very small (3 person). But the...

  • New York Stick Factory Outlet
    Shopping
    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Uchino 190
    This cake shop is located a short distance east from the village office of Oshino Village along Prefectural Route 717. As the name suggests, it is an outlet that sells the leftover end pieces of cakes and off-standard items at discounted prices. Although the shop is liable to sell out as its inventory is limited to what is available that day, it carries a wide variety of items ranging from cakes to baked sweets. Being a factory outlet, the company's regular stick cakes, cookies, and other products are also available at reduced prices. Each item is offered at a flat price regardless of the flavor. We recommend their black cheesecakes made with food-grade bamboo charcoal for people who do not like sweets.
  • Oshino Fishing Area
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa 1660-80
    This fishing area is located a short distance east from the village office of Oshino Village along Prefectural Route 717 and down the first junction. The more than 66,000 square meter facility features six different fishing spots. The fish pond is stocked with a variety of fish including rainbow trout, char, and white crucian carp. It is open every day of the year starting at 6 a.m. from April to October and 7 a.m. from November to March. It features a restaurant, clubhouse, and other facilities. Fishing fees depend on a variety of conditions. Visitors can rent a fishing rod if they do not have their own.
  • Mori no Gakushukan
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa 3098-1
    This learning center is located immediately next to the Sakana Koen bus stop. The octagonal building features an interior trimmed with a great deal of wood including wooden floors and wooden ceiling beams. It is divided into a number of different areas including an experience area and a learning area. The layout of the computers, theater, and other facilities is designed to allow visitors to concentrate on learning. The learning center is part of a facility that also includes the Yamanashi Prefecture Fuji Yusui no Sato Aquarium, a grassy park, and other attractions. The facility is a place where visitors can enjoy both playing in nature and studying at the learning center.
  • Kaneyama Falls
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamanashi Pref. Fujiyoshidashi Kamiyoshida
    Kaneyama Falls, with a 10-meter drop in two streams, is on the upper reaches of the Katsuragawa River, which flows into the Sagamigawa River. Formerly, it was called Kaneyama Pool, because the pool at the bottom of the falls is extremely deep. In the spring, the azalea bloom, and visitors enjoy the fresh greenery in the summer, while the Japanese maples are lovely in the fall. The contrast between these plants and the white foam from the falls is delightful. The falls are located a short walk from the so-called Fujisan Museum (the former Fuji-Yoshida Museum of Local History).
  • Zakkiya Fukuro
    Style / Fashion
    Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunyamanakakomura Hirano 721-4
    This sundries shop in Yamanakako Village, Minamitsuru County, Yamanashi Prefecture creates and sells items featuring owl motifs. The shop offers an assortment of owl-themed sundries including owl-shaped whistles, tea cups, ornaments, postcards, and more. The shop's unique style of integrating fresco painting with ceramics is gathering more and more fans.
  • Yamanashi Hoto Sengenchaya (Yamanakako Restaurant)
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    3.5
    12 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunyamanakakomura Yamanaka 224
    This tea house-style restaurant operated by Hotel Kaneyamaen offers Yamanashi's famous hoto noodles on the shores of Lake Yamanaka, part of the Mt. Fuji World Heritage Site. The secret of its popularity is its stock, which is created with the utmost care using the most carefully selected ingredients. In addition to hoto noodles, the restaurant's diverse menu also includes set meals and a la carte items.

    山梨へは仕事やレジャーで以前から頻繁に訪れていて、甲府周辺ではほうとうをよく食べています。今回、山中湖畔を通った時、同行者が希望した湖畔のほうとう店は満車で入れず、近くの初めてのこのお店に。 薄くスライスされたなんとかポークが載ったほうとうは、麺や野菜類はおいしかったですが肝心のポークの固さが気になりました。 感染対策は十分なされていてその点では安心できるお店です。その一方、すぐ近くの席の清掃で...

  • Yamanakako Excursion Ship
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunyamanakakomura Hirano 506-1
    This popular excursion ship, Hakucho no Mizuumi, takes 25 minutes to make a round trip around Lake Yamanaka. The ship is equipped with binoculars to enjoy the scenery, children's observation seats with a ship's wheel to let them feel like the captain, and more. Passengers can enjoy Lake Yamanaka and Mt. Fuji while feeling an atmosphere of both nostalgia and novelty.
  • Sakana Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunoshinomura Shibokusa 3098-1
    This lush green park was built in 2001 on the concept of conveying the natural beauty of Oshino Village, known for its great water sourced from sacred Mt. Fuji, to future generations. In addition to a grassy park with a play pool and a large playset, the park also features the Mori no Gakushukan learning center, where visitors can learn about Oshino Village's natural environment, and the Yamanashi Prefectural Fuji Spring Water Aquarium, one of the few freshwater aquariums in Japan. These facilities and more make the park a popular destination for families.
  • Oshino Hakkai Springs Sacred Site No. 1: Deguchi Pond
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa
    "This pond is one of the ponds which make up Oshino Hakkai Springs, which has been designated a Natural Monument, selected for inclusion in the Japanese Top 100 Famous Water list, and which is also included in the Fujisan World Heritage listing. The source of the pond is underground spring water from Mt. Fuji. The first of Oshino Hakkai Springs' sacred ponds, it is somewhat separated from the other seven. Its area is also the largest of the ponds. Yamanaka Deguchi Inari Shrine is visible between the trees on the opposite shore, and visitors can see the shrine's torii gate reflecting off the surface of the pond. According to legend, washing away one's uncleanliness and rinsing the mouth with its waters before climbing Mt. Fuji will ensure a safe climb, and thus the pond is also known as ""Devotion Pond."""
  • Oshino Hakkai Springs Sacred Site No. 2: Okama Pond
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa
    "This pond is one of the ponds which make of Oshino Hakkai Springs, which has been designated a Natural Monument, selected for inclusion in the Japanese Top 100 Famous Water list, and which is also included in the Fujisan World Heritage listing. The source of the pond is underground spring water from Mt. Fuji. The second of Oshino Hakkai Springs' sacred ponds, at just 24 square meters, its surface area is the smallest of the ponds. Four meters deep, the pond is notable for its beautiful, blue waters. According to legend, an old man and his two daughters once lived in the area; while washing clothes in the pond, a huge toad appeared and dragged the younger sister in, and her body was never found. In turn, the pond is also known as ""Giant Toad Pond."""
  • Oshino Hakkai Springs Sacred Site No. 3: Sokonashi Pond
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa
    This pond is one of the ponds which make of Oshino Hakkai Springs, which has been designated a Natural Monument, selected for inclusion in the Japanese Top 100 Famous Water list, and which is also included in the Fujisan World Heritage listing. The source of the pond is underground spring water from Mt. Fuji. The third of Oshino Hakkai Springs' sacred ponds, it is situated on the grounds of the Hannoki Bayashi Shiryokan museum and is surrounded by trees and greenery. According to legend, a woman doing her washing at the pond dropped her vegetables and washboard into the water, where she immediately lost them; sometime later, they appeared floating in Okama-ike Pond, one of the other sacred Oshino Hakkai Springs ponds, and thus it is has been passed down for generations in the area that to do one's washing here is to invite the anger of the gods.
  • Oshino Hakkai Springs Sacred Site No. 4: Choshi Pond
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa
    This pond is one of the ponds which make of Oshino Hakkai Springs, which has been designated a Natural Monument, selected for inclusion in the Japanese Top 100 Famous Water list, and which is also included in the Fujisan World Heritage listing. The source of the pond is underground spring water from Mt. Fuji. The fourth of Oshino Hakkai Springs' sacred ponds, it is encircled by a fence and is located in an inconspicuous area thick with flowering plants. The bottom is sandy, and visitors can see the movements of the spring supplying the pond as its waters bubble up from underneath. According to legend, long ago a bride passed wind during her wedding ceremony; overcome with shame, she threw herself into the pond while grasping a decanter. In turn, today the pond is famous for bringing luck in finding love and marriage to those who visit.
  • Oshino Hakkai Springs Sacred Site No. 5: Waku Pond
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa
    This pond is one of the ponds which make of Oshino Hakkai Springs, which has been designated a Natural Monument, selected for inclusion in the Japanese Top 100 Famous Water list, and which is also included in the Fujisan World Heritage listing. The source of the pond is underground spring water from Mt. Fuji. The fifth of Oshino Hakkai Springs' sacred ponds, the pond is the most easily accessible and is situated along a road across from several souvenir shops. With an abundant flow of water and a water mill, due to its beauty, it could be considered one of the most well-known of the ponds. According to legend, the goddess Konohanasakuya-bime heard the prayers of people wishing for water due to an eruption from Mt. Fuji, and so caused this pond to be created by a spring which miraculously emerged from the lava.
  • Oshino Hakkai Springs Sacred Site No. 6: Nigori Pond
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa
    This pond is one of the ponds which make of Oshino Hakkai Springs, which has been designated a Natural Monument, selected for inclusion in the Japanese Top 100 Famous Water list, and which is also included in the Fujisan World Heritage listing. The source of the pond is underground spring water from Mt. Fuji. The sixth of Oshino Hakkai Springs' sacred ponds, it adjoins Waku-ike Pond and links up with the Ahara River. According to legend, the pond's waters were once so clean they could be drunk, but after the landowner refused to give water to a temple helper who appeared a beggar, the pond turned muddy. However, it is said the waters would return to their original clear state if drawn. Today, well water mixes with the waters of the pond, and thus they are clear.
  • Oshino Hakkai Springs Sacred Site No. 7: Kagami Pond
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa
    This pond is one of the ponds which make of Oshino Hakkai Springs, which has been designated a Natural Monument, selected for inclusion in the Japanese Top 100 Famous Water list, and which is also included in the Fujisan World Heritage listing. The source of the pond is underground spring water from Mt. Fuji. The seventh of Oshino Hakkai Springs' sacred ponds, the pond is located north along the same road as Waku-ike Pond and Nigori-ike Pond. The flow coming from the pond's spring is much lower than that of the other ponds and it is just 0.3 meters deep. Depending on conditions, visitors can Mt. Fuji reflected upside down in the surface of the pond. It is said that the waters of the pond have the power to differentiate between good and evil and would cleanse persons involved in disputes with each other.
  • Oshino Hakkai Springs Sacred Site No. 8: Shobu Pond
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa
    This pond is one of the ponds which make of Oshino Hakkai Springs, which has been designated a Natural Monument, selected for inclusion in the Japanese Top 100 Famous Water list, and which is also included in the Fujisan World Heritage listing. The source of the pond is underground spring water from Mt. Fuji. The eighth of Oshino Hakkai Springs' sacred ponds, the pond is located close to Hakkai Shobuike Park and irises grow around it. According to legend, there once was a man in the area with chest troubles, and though his wife prepared special foods and medicines for him, he would not get better; praying for help, the wife received a divine revelation and wrapped his body in irises from this pond, after which he was healed in less than a month.
  • Hotel Mt. Fuji
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    4.0
    296 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    1360-83 Yamanaka, Yamanakako-mura, Minamitsuru-gun,Yamanashi Prefecture

    Great hotel, loved every minute of our stay. It was our second time. They have a great onsen with a fantastic steam sauna. There is also an annex public bath which is an outside bath with a mount...

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Yamanashi prefecture is the proud home of one of Japan’s most celebrated icons: Mount Fuji. Although the mountain straddles both Yamanashi and Shizuoka, the most breathtaking views of Fuji-san can be seen from the Fuji Five Lakes north of the mountain in Yamanashi prefecture. The plethora of outdoor activities in and around the lakes all have the benefit of the country’s highest mountain as their backdrop, and we can assure you that it is an unforgettable sight.

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