Fujikawaguchiko-machi Hotel Recommendations
📍Location: Fuji Lake Hotel | Lake Kawaguchi
✨Tokyo Departure | Driving Lake Kawaguchi Slow Life Tour
After two nights in Tokyo, rent a car 🚗 from Shinjuku, first go to 📍Ocha no Mizu to get ski supplies, then drive to Lake Kawaguchi. In fact, the distance is not far, the driving is smooth, and it is quite easy to get started for the first self-driving trip to Japan! Tokyo is a few days of fast life, busy walking and eating, this time decided to go to Kawaguchiko slow life, the mountain and lake views along the way quite healing, walking to feel the whole person relaxed. 🚗🌿 This trip is not particularly rushed, I just want to quietly see the scenery, walk and feel, completely down the rhythm, enjoy the tranquility of Japanese nature. 🍃
♨️ Supporting facilities
The hotel has free parking, which is convenient for self-driving travelers. The large bath + open-air hot spring is a highlight. A relaxing evening can be had without leaving the hotel.
🛁 Room environment
The room was larger than expected, newly decorated, clean and tidy, quite comfortable to live in. The best part is that there is a lake view terrace where you can sit outside and have a slow drink while looking at the lake. It’s especially beautiful to take pictures at night, and it feels so healing to open the curtains in the morning and see the sun shining on the lake.
🍽️ Breakfast & Dinner
Breakfast was a buffet with plenty of choices, with Japanese set meals, bread, salads, and soups, which tasted OK, not surprising but full enough. The best part is the Lake View Restaurant, which puts you in a super good mood while having breakfast while looking at the lake view!
Dinner offers sushi, sashimi, grilled beef, tempura and more. 🥩🍤 The most surprising thing is that there is an "unlimited drink", red and white wine, Japanese wine, cocktails at will, extremely high value for money! 🍾
🛎️ Hotel Service
The staff was very helpful at check-in, helping with luggage and guiding the location of the restaurant, with courteous service. Because of traffic congestion late Check-in, the hotel took the initiative to help arrange dinner, do not rush, which is quite a plus.
💗 Check-in experience
Staying in a lake view room is really worth the money✨ In the morning, pull the curtains and see Lake Kawaguchi, the whole trip is very relaxing! Driving to surrounding attractions is super convenient, the hotel is located, beautiful scenery + courteous service, high CP value, worth staying again!
😎 Follow-up | Enjoy the hot springs, exploration around Lake Kawaguchi
After staying, you must try the open-air hot spring, soaking in the soup at night, listening to the sound of running water, really chill to not want to move. ♨️✨ The next day we also went to 📍Oshino Hakkai, the lake is crystal clear, great for photography! 📸 Then go to 📍Naruzawa Ice Cave & Fuyue Wind Cave, the natural icicles are so spectacular that it seems to have entered the world of ice and snow, feeling particularly strong in winter. ❄️
🌟Journey Summary | Slow Life X Relax X Indulge in Nature
This trip was entirely about letting myself go from fast to slow, the vibrancy of Tokyo contrasted strongly with the tranquility of Lake Kawaguchi, but that’s why I felt particularly thoroughly relaxed! 🚗🌿✨
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