Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Fujikawaguchiko (Mount Fuji), Japan

Topdrukte — Kawaguchiko Winter Fireworks, Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan

• Festival

  Kawaguchiko Winter Fireworks

  24 jan – 23 feb · meestalLicht & vuurDruk

  Free weekend fireworks over the lake from three launch points, the winter counterpart to the August festival, set against a snow-capped Fuji. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: The clearest views of Fuji (1 dec – 28 feb)

Druk — Kawaguchiko Winter Fireworks, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Kawaguchiko Winter Fireworks (24 jan – 23 feb (meestal)), The clearest views of Fuji (1 dec – 28 feb)

Druk — Spring break (haruyasumi) in Japan

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Fuji Shibazakura Festival, Golden Week

• Festival

  Fuji Shibazakura Festival

  11 apr – 25 mei · meestalWilde bloemen & bloeiDruk

  Moss phlox planted in bands under the mountain, with the peak usually in the first half of May. The shuttle from Kawaguchiko station queues, and the mountain is often behind cloud by mid-morning. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Golden Week

  29 apr – 5 meiDrukBoek vroeg

  The lakeside road becomes a single line of stationary cars. If you are coming from Tokyo in this week, take the bus and stay the night rather than trying it as a day trip. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Fuji Shibazakura Festival, Golden Week

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Fuji Shibazakura Festival (11 apr – 25 mei (meestal)), Golden Week (29 apr – 5 mei)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Opening

  Mount Fuji climbing season

  1 jul – 10 sepWandelseizoenBoek vroeg

  The Yoshida trail from this side opens on 1 July, the Shizuoka trails on the 10th, and all four close on 10 September. Outside those ten weeks the huts are shut and the mountain is a serious winter climb. Bron ↗

• Regel

  Mount Fuji climbing fee

  1 jul – 10 sep

  Four thousand yen per climber on every trail, reserved and paid online before you go. The Yoshida gate is capped at 4,000 people a day and closed between 2pm and 3am to stop overnight dashes. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Fuji Kawaguchiko Music Festival

  15 jul – 24 aug · meestalBoek vroeg

  An orchestral and chamber music festival at the Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater running since 2002, filling the lakeside concert halls through midsummer. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Kawaguchiko Lake Festival Fireworks, Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan

• Risico

  Typhoon season

  1 aug – 15 okt · meestalSluitingen

  A typhoon closes the Subaru Line and the Fuji trails, stops the buses to the fifth station and hides the mountain for a couple of days. The Chuo expressway buses from Tokyo are often cancelled the same day. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Kawaguchiko Lake Festival Fireworks

  5 augLicht & vuurDruk

  Around ten thousand fireworks over the lake with Mount Fuji behind them, the largest of the Fuji Five Lakes' summer displays and running since 1917. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mount Fuji climbing season (1 jul – 10 sep), Mount Fuji climbing fee (1 jul – 10 sep), Fuji Kawaguchiko Music Festival (15 jul – 24 aug (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Mount Fuji climbing season (1 jul – 10 sep), Mount Fuji climbing fee (1 jul – 10 sep), Typhoon season (1 aug – 15 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Typhoon season (1 aug – 15 okt (meestal))

Druk — Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Festival

• Festival

  Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Festival

  1–29 nov · meestalHerfstkleurenDruk

  The maple corridor on the north shore is lit until nine each evening for most of November, with the colour usually best in the third week. It is the one time the lake shore is busier after dark than at noon. Bron ↗

Druk — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  The clearest views of Fuji

  1 dec – 28 feb

  Midwinter is when the mountain is actually out. Dry air, snow to the treeline, and a good chance of a clean silhouette at dawn before the haze builds — the opposite of the summer you booked for.