Japan - Mt Fuji & Around Tokyo (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet Japan - Mt Fuji & Around Tokyo (PDF Chapter)

Japan - Mt Fuji & Around Tokyo

With ancient sanctuaries, mountains and beaches, hot springs, the region surrounding Tokyo is a natural foil for the dizzying capital. Authentic country ryokan, regional cuisines and cedar-lined trails are all within two hours of central Tokyo, as well as the symbol of Japan itself, alluring Mt Fuji.

- watch the sunrise from the majestic summit of Mt Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain and national symbol

- take in the grandeur of old Edo at the dazzling shrines and temple in Nikkō

- flip-flop between sandy beaches and hot springs on Izu Peninsula

Coverage includes: Fuji Five Lakes, Mt Fuji, Fuji-Yoshida, Kawaguchi-ko, Sai-ko, Shōji-ko, Hakone-machi & Moto-Hakone, Izu Peninsula, Atami, Itō, Motosu-ko, Yamanaka-ko, Hakone, Miyanoshita & Kowakidani, Chōkoku-no-Mori & Gōra, Sōun-zan & Sengokuhara, Shimoda, Shira-hama, Kisami, Matsuzaki, Dōgashima, Shuzen-ji Onsen, Izu Islands, Kamakura, Yokohama, Chichibu & Oku-Tama, Nikkō, Chūzen-ji Onsen, Hakone-Yumoto, Yumoto Onsen and Ogasawara Archipelago