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Travel details |
Departute station, time |
Transport |
Arrival station, time |
Osaka Bay Tower Hotel to: Lake Kawaguchi |
Bentencho, 05:51 | JR Osaka Loop Line | Osaka, 06:00 |
| Osaka, 06:12 | JR Kyoto Line | Shin-Osaka, 06:16 | |
| Shin-Osaka, 06:27 | Shinkansen Hikari 506 | Mishima, 09:16 | |
| Mishima, 09:40 | local bus | Kawaguchiko, 11:50 | |
| Kawaguchiko, 16:56 | Express Fujisan | Otsuki, 17:43 | |
| Otsuki, 17:53 | JR Chuo Line | Takao, 18:44 | |
| Takao, 18:48 | JR Chuo Line | Tokyo, 19:45 | |
| Distance travelled: 1,103 km | Tokyo, 20:03 | Shinkansen Hikari 487 | Shin-Osaka, 23:16 |
| Total travel time: 9 hrs 37 min | Shin-Osaka, 23:29 | JR Kyoto Line | Osaka, 23:33 |
| Cost of travel: ¥23,380 (~$292) | Osaka, 23:39 | JR Osaka Loop Line | Bentencho, 23:47 |
Lake Kawaguchi (河口湖) is to the north of Mount Fuji and it is quite inconvenient to get to from Osaka (mostly due to about 2 hour bus ride from the Mishima shinkansen station). Most of the time there I've spent on the top of Mount Tenjo (conveniently accessible by a ropeway), admiring the views of Mount Fuji. Another interesting place in the town is the Yamanashi Gem Museum, where one can see amazing specimens of rocks and get some not-too-bad souvenirs. Returning back through Tokyo offers some great views of Mount Fuji as well.
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