Forum Categories

Overview Message Boards   Questions   Trip Reports   Living Reports Classified Ads   Friends   Business Partner   Language Schools   Language Tutors   Language Exchange   Accommodation   Travel Guide   Other Services   Offer Goods   Search Goods   Moving Sales   Announcements   Events    Member Area

Japan Sightseeing Guide

Hokkaido Sapporo Otaru Hakodate Furano Abashiri Noboribetsu Niseko Lake Toya Daisetsuzan Shiretoko Rishiri Rebun Akan Tohoku Sendai Matsushima Hiraizumi Akita Kakunodate Nyuto Onsen Aomori Hirosaki Lake Towada Shimokita Hanto Dewa Sanzan Aizu Kanto Tokyo Yokohama Kamakura Nikko Kinugawa Hakone Kawagoe Kusatsu Ikaho Minakami Narita Chubu Nagoya Inuyama Mt.Fuji Fujigoko Izu Peninsula Nagano Matsumoto Kamikochi Kiso Valley Hakuba Yudanaka Sado Island Takayama Shirakawa-go Gujo Gero Onsen Kanazawa Kansai Kyoto Osaka Nara Kobe Himeji Kinosaki Mount Koya Kumano Yoshino Amanohashidate Hikone Iga Ueno Ise Shima Chugoku Hiroshima Miyajima Onomichi Okayama Kurashiki Matsue Iwami Ginzan Iwakuni Yamaguchi Hagi Shikoku Takamatsu Kotohira Naoshima Matsuyama Uchiko Kochi Tokushima Naruto Kyushu Fukuoka Dazaifu Nagasaki Kumamoto Mount Aso Minamata Beppu Miyazaki Takachiho Kagoshima Kirishima Yakushima Okinawa Honto Miyako Yaeyama

Survey

How can tourism in Japan be improved? More foreign language information Preserve natural and historic sites Ease immigration requirements Reduce cost of travel Make sights less crowded Other No improvement needed see results Other Surveys: Budget for ryokan stay Next trip to Japan Improvements to Tourism Financial Crisis Ski Destination Preferred way to stay at a ryokan Purpose of visit Most popular region Have you recently entered Japan?

japan-guide.com newsletter

Keeping you up to date on Japan travel and living related issues and site updates. Click here to subscribe!

Dear visitor, if you know the answer to this question, please post it. Thank you! Driving up to Fuji / around Fuji? 2009/8/13 Fujigoko Hi, I'll be driving in the Hakone region for a weekend in September and have some questions. # How high can you go on Fuji with a private car? Are all the four 5th stations accessible? # From which 5th station do you get the best view? (I don't intend to climb Fuji) # What other interesting stops can I make around Fuji? Thanks in advance. grimster by grimster   Driving up to Fuji / around Fuji? 2009/8/13 I went all the way up to the Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station by car. This is the best accessible by car. This is where I started my climb. Check though that the toll road (JPY 2300) is open in September. Depending on the weather, you can get great views of Mt Fuji during the drive. This 5th station is at 2300 metres. There are shops & a large car park. Once again, check that is will be open first! by Dave (guest) rate this post as useful Drive in Hakone 2009/8/13 Hakone is actually not the best place to have a hire car. The classic sightseeing route using boat, cable car, mountain train etc shows you the best views and scenery. Using a car means you cannot do the classic loop, you will have to backtrack if you want to go on the boat or cable car. Sure there are some nice spots to drive around Hakone, but beware that traffic can be busy, esp on weekends. by Hikari365 rate this post as useful ... 2009/8/14 How high can you go on Fuji with a private car? To the 5th Station. Are all the four 5th stations accessible? Yes. But the Kawaguchiko one costs a toll as mentioned by the other user and is the furthest away from Hakone. What other interesting stops can I make around Fuji? Some ideas: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6900.html http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5200.html by Uji rate this post as useful Thanks for replies 2009/8/14 Thanks for the replies so far. I'll make sure that the toll road is open, good to hear that all 5th stations should be accessible. I'm not going by rental car but rather use my own, and as I'll have the family in the car (including two daughters, 5 years and 1 year) climbing Fuji is not an option. We'll start by staying at the Yunessun Inn and spa - their weird tea/wine/coffee/sake baths seems to be too odd to miss. And as we're already in the area, why not drive closer to Fuji while we're there? Again, thanks a lot so far and if you have more input/info please let me know. by grimster rate this post as useful