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Lk.Yamanaka Summarized

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Lk.Yamanaka Summarized

Lake Yamanaka (山中湖, yamanakako) is the one of the most famous lakes in Japan, because you can see beautiful Mt.Fuji. Lake Yamanaka is the one of the five lakes around Mt.Fuji. In Lake Yamanaka, you can do any kind of marine sports. Air is so fresh and water is so pure, that's why every thing taste so good. Lake Yamanaka is preserved as a national park, that's why there are many beautiful natures. When you drive around Mt.Fuji, you can get great view point of Mt. Fuji every where. The transportation of Lake Yamanaka is actually very convenient. Some people have house around here and work at Tokyo. There are many restaurants, even Denney's are here. It maybe tastes different. You can also enjoy, horse riding, hot spa, and boat riding. Lake Yamanaka and Mt.Fuji, just see and feel it.
Access
0. at Kawaguchiko St.
1. take Fujikyuko to Fujiyoshida (4 min.)
2. take local bus to Lake Yamanakako (30 min.)

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Lake Yamanaka is the biggest lake of Fuji Five Lakes (Fujigoko), and appointed Fujihakoneizu National Park. It is the closest lake from Mt. Fuji, so around this lake, you will have great view of Mt. Fuji anywhere. Because the lake is very shallow, in some winter entire lake will completely frozen up. So, in the winter, you can enjoy whole fishing and ice skating. In the summer, you can enjoy all kinds of marine sports, such as wake board, wind surfing, boat riding and fishing. In the summer, you can enjoy tennis, cycling.
Because all the nature are preserved, various kinds of birds, and other wild animal live in the forest.
There are many art galleries and museums. Because the village is very quiet, many artists and writer live here.
Approximately 4 million visitors visit Lake Yamanaka every year. Hotels, restaurants and spa are opened.

about the area: Mt. Fuji

Fujigoko (富士五湖)
Terminal Station: Fujikyuko Kawaguchiko (河口湖)
Access from Tokyo:
-By Train
0.From Tokyo station.
1. use Chuou (JR) line to Otuki station (2 hr.)
2. use Fuji Express to Kawaguchiko (53 min.)
-By Car
0.Use Chuo Expressway to Kawaguchiko (2 hr.)

Mount Fuji(富士山, Fujisan) is the highest mountain in Japan. It straddles just west of Tokyo, from where it can be seen on a clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone is a well-known symbol of Japan and is frequently depicted in art and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers. Mount Fuji's posture is also used as the symbol for this website. The summit has been thought of sacred since ancient times and was forbidden to women until the Meiji Era. The most popular period for people to hike up Mt. Fuji is from July 1 to August 27, while huts and other facilities are operating. Buses to the fifth station start running on July 1.

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