MT. FUJI DAY TRIP GUIDE 🇯🇵 | Shinjuku to Kawaguchiko Bus Guide + Lake Kawaguchiko, Fujisan Station

Join us on our amazing Mt. Fuji day trip adventure in Japan! 🇯🇵🗻
In this Pinoy travel vlog, we explored Lake Kawaguchiko, Kawaguchiko Station, Music Forest Museum, Fujisan Station, Mt. Fuji Station, Q-STA Shopping Mall, and the beautiful Kawaguchiko Natural Living Center!

✨ FULL DIY TRAVEL GUIDE INCLUDED ✨

🚆 HOW WE WENT FROM KINSHICHO TO MT. FUJI:

1️⃣ From Kinshicho Station, we rode the JR Chuo-Sobu Line going to Shinjuku Station.
Best route:
• JR Chuo-Sobu Line from Kinshicho → Ochanomizu
• Transfer to JR Chuo Rapid Line → Shinjuku Station
(around 20–30 mins total depending on train timing)

2️⃣ At Shinjuku Station, follow the signs to the SOUTH EXIT going to Busta Shinjuku (Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal).

3️⃣ We boarded the highway bus at DOOR/BUS STOP B5 going to Kawaguchiko Station.
We booked our roundtrip tickets online in advance here:
https://highway-buses.jp/

🚌 BUS TYPE:
Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal (Busta Shinjuku) ⇄ Kawaguchiko Station / Fuji-Q Highland Highway Bus

4️⃣ Upon arriving at Kawaguchiko Station, we used the famous RED LINE sightseeing bus! ❤️🚌

Bus stops we visited:
• Stop 1 – Kawaguchiko Station
• Stop 8 – Funatsu-hama Onsen Town
• Stop 15 – Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum
• Stop 20 – Kawaguchiko Natural Living Center / Oishi Park

Popular Red Line stops:
• Fuji-Q Highland
• Ropeway / Panoramic Ropeway
• Lake Kawaguchiko sightseeing area
• Oishi Park
• Music Forest Museum
• Applie Pie Labs Kawaguchiko

Complete Key Routes & Stops (Red Line – Lake Kawaguchiko):

1. Kawaguchiko Station
2. Town Office Entrance
3. Chigasaki
4. Ogi
5. Kawaguchiko Herb Hall
6. Yamanashi Gem Museum
7. Fuji-Lake Hotel
8. Funatsu-hama Onsen Town
9. Sightseeing Boat / Ropeway Entrance
10. Azagawa
11. Azagawa Onsen Town
12. Kukuna Hotel
13. Ubuya
14. Kawaguchiko Museum of Art
15. Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum / HOTORI no HOTEL BAN
16. Kawaguchiko Monkey Show Theater / Konohana Art Museum
17. Itchiku Kubota Art Museum
18. Sunnide Resort / Nagasaki Park Entrance
19. Kitahamaso
20. Kawaguchiko Natural Living Center

• Service: Red Line buses run about every 15 minutes.

🎫 HOW TO GET THE 1-DAY BUS PASS:
We purchased the sightseeing bus 1-day pass using the Japan Transit Planner / Japan Transit app on mobile phone.
After purchasing, simply activate the ticket on your phone and SHOW the digital pass to the driver when getting off the bus.

🚉 We also rode the train from Kawaguchiko Station to Fujisan Station / Mt. Fuji Station using our IC cards (ICOCA works for most travelers in the area depending on route compatibility).

🛍️ We explored:
• Lake Kawaguchiko
• Kawaguchiko Station
• Fujisan Station
• Mt. Fuji Station
• Q-STA Shopping Mall
• Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum
• Kawaguchiko Natural Living Center
• Oishi Park

For our return trip, we used the same reserved highway bus ticket from Kawaguchiko Station back to Busta Shinjuku in Tokyo. 🚌

Additional info:
At the end of the video, we rented a WifiBox, a self-service Wi-Fi rental, at the Shinjuku Tourist Information Center. One-minute walk from the Southeast Exit of JR Shinjuku Station, under the elevated Koshu-kaido Highway.

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