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Fuji 5 Lakes: KoyoDai hike route? 2011/11/7 12:02
Hi!

I am looking for any information about hike trail to Koyo Dai (Fuji Five Lakes), and maybe to other nearby mountains.

This website says 45minutes hike one way? Is this true?

I figure the name implies I can see koyo leaves on the trail... How about other nearby mountains? Are they worth the trek in autumn?

Thank you very much
by gerick (guest)  

Re: Fuji 5 Lakes: KoyoDai hike route? 2011/11/8 03:18
We are also researching for a spring trip to Fuji Five Lakes and indeed very little is mentioned on Koyodai. The following has a short video on Mt Fuji view from Koyodai:
http://www.mustlovejapan.com/subject/fuji_koyodai/

As for autumn foliage, there is a koyo festival around Kawaguchi-ko from Oct 29 - Nov 20, 2011
http://www.fujisan.ne.jp/up_img/info/680/if_ex_f_00000002.pdf
by William5 rate this post as useful

F.Y.I 2011/11/8 08:49
Hi! gerick-san.

Koyodai Hike Route(about 7.2km 175min)
http://latlonglab.yahoo.co.jp/route/watch?id=7e57194f7ff70ba885f2d3a53...
Start Bus stop 一本木=Ippongi
Goal Bus stop 氷穴=Hyoketsu

Shortcut Route
Hyoketsu Bus stop--2.4km35min--Koyodai--2.4km30min--Hyoketsu Bus stop

Koyodai Live Camera
http://www.fujigoko.tv/live/camera.cgi?n=6

I hope this is helpful to you.
by naniwanojoe rate this post as useful

Re: Fuji 5 Lakes: KoyoDai hike route? 2011/11/9 09:04
The word "Koyodai" seems to refer to several things, but most commonly it refers to a peak (not the highest) with a resthouse and observation deck along Mount Ashiwadayama (足和田山).

Most people only hike as far as there, but it is possible to continue on to the summit of Ashiwadayama, and some maps confusingly show a second observation deck further up the mountain that is also called Koyodai. Along the way are also the Sankodai (三湖台), from where you can see three of the five lakes, while the highest summit is also known as Gokodai (五湖台), because I assume you can see all five lakes from there. But most people don't hike as far.

The informative link posted by naniwanojoe shows the entire hiking route, including 三湖台 and 五湖台.

If you just want to visit the lower Koyodai observation deck, then the hike takes about 30 minutes from the bus stop (Koyodai-iriguchi, 紅葉台入口) uphill and and about 20 minutes downhill.

Note that the attractive Sankodai (三湖台) is only a further 10 minutes up the mountain, and many tourists do that additional effort.

And from there it would be another hour to the top of the mountain, Gokodai (五湖台).
by Uji rate this post as useful

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