Fujinomiya Day Trips: Falls, Farms, Lakes

November 7, 2026

Day Trips from Fujinomiya

Most of the best outings from Fujinomiya stay inside the city limits, which stretch from the town centre up across the Asagiri Plateau to the slopes of Mount Fuji. Fujikyu Shizuoka Bus services leave from the terminal outside JR Fujinomiya Station, and a car makes it easy to link several stops in one day. Prices are in Japanese yen.

Shiraito and Otodome Falls

Shiraito Falls is about 30 minutes by bus from JR Fujinomiya Station. A curved cliff about 20 m high and 150 m wide releases hundreds of thin streams of Fuji groundwater, which stays at about 12°C all year. The falls are a National Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument and a component of the Fujisan World Heritage site. From the car park (500 yen per car, open 09:00 to 17:00) it is about five minutes to the roaring Otodome Falls and about five more to Shiraito. About 100 steps lead down to the basin and can be slippery; the viewing area at the top is wheelchair accessible. Entry is free. The Fujinomiya Tourist Association page has the details.

Asagiri Plateau: Makaino Farm and Asagiri Food Park

The open grassland north of town sits under the western face of Mount Fuji. Makaino Farm is about 30 minutes by bus from the station. Adults pay 1,200 yen and children aged three and up 900 yen from March to November (1,000 and 700 yen from December to February), and a ticket is good for that day only. Plan around the free milking at 11:30 or 13:30, and leave time for butter making (550 yen) or a led horse ride. Hours are generally 09:30 to 16:30 with occasional closures, so check the Makaino Farm price page before you set out.

A short drive away, Asagiri Food Park gathers a green-tea maker, the Fujimasa sake brewery, a dairy, a confectioner and a sweet-potato kitchen around one courtyard. Shops open 09:30 to 16:30 and close on Thursdays in winter.

Lake Tanuki

Lake Tanuki lies on the plateau at about 650 m. A path of about 3.3 km circles the water, and for roughly a week around 20 April and 20 August the sun rises exactly over the summit of Mount Fuji, the “Diamond Fuji” that draws photographers before dawn. The campground offers boating and bicycle and e-bike rental, and swimming in the lake is not allowed. Buses bound for Kyukamura leave from the station terminal.

Rafting on the Fuji River

In the south-west of the city, around the former town of Shibakawa, NATURAL ACTION runs half-day rafting trips of about 6 km on the Fuji River from 7,300 yen per person. Allow about three hours from check-in. Children at least 100 cm tall can join the kids’ trip from 6,800 yen between April and October.

The 5th Station in summer

In the climbing season (10 July to 10 September in 2026) seasonal buses run up to the Fujinomiya 5th Station at about 2,400 m. A day visit gives you the mountain air and the views from the highest trailhead on Fuji, but a summit attempt is better planned as an overnight with a booked mountain hut, the FUJI NAVI registration and the 4,000 yen entry fee. The road to the 5th Station usually closes for winter from mid-November to late April.

Further afield

Fuji Safari Park is in Susono, east of the mountain, and the Fuji Five Lakes are across the prefectural border in Yamanashi. Both are separate trips by car rather than add-ons to a Fujinomiya day.

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