About Fuji Five Lakes Tours
Fuji Five Lakes Tours is an independent guide to day trips around the Fujigoko — Lakes Kawaguchi, Yamanaka, Sai, Shoji and Motosu — and the sights that ring Mount Fuji's northern base. We line the tours up so you can book the right one in minutes instead of cross-checking a dozen near-identical listings. Ready to plan the day? Compare every Mount Fuji day trip on our homepage.
Why we built this site
Searching for a trip to the Fuji Five Lakes throws up a wall of look-alike listings, and it's hard to tell what actually differs between them. One tour lingers at Oshino Hakkai, another climbs to the 5th Station, a third bundles in Hakone or an outlet mall. We pull the real details into one place — price, rating, duration, the exact sights covered and what's included — so the comparison takes a minute.
Everything here is based on the live tours, their published inclusions and verified traveller reviews. We update prices and details regularly so the page reflects what you'll actually pay.
How we choose the tours
We don't list everything. We feature day trips that meet a few baseline standards:
- Run by licensed operators with a track record of verified reviews
- Clear, honest inclusions — transport, guide, and which sights you actually stop at
- Round-trip transport from central Tokyo so the logistics are simple
- Fair, transparent pricing with free cancellation
How we make money
This site is free to use. When you book through a link on this page, we may earn a small commission from the tour operator or platform — at no extra cost to you. It never changes the price you pay, and it never decides the order or rating of a tour.
Our comparisons reflect reviews, inclusions and value, not commissions.
About the author
This guide is edited by Kenji Watanabe, a Tokyo-based travel writer who has been making the run out to the Fuji Five Lakes for day trips and overnights for more than a decade. He has watched the mountain appear and vanish behind cloud from every one of the five lakes, climbed the Chureito steps at dawn, and writes everything here from first-hand experience and current operator data.