Fuji Five Lakes

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The Fuji Five Lakes (富士五湖 Fuji-goko) are a group of five small lakes in Yamanashi, on the north side of Mount Fuji. From east to west, they are Lake Yamanaka (山中湖), Lake Kawaguchi (河口湖), Lake Sai (西湖 Sai-ko), Lake Motosu-ko (本栖湖) and Lake Shojiko (精進湖).

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Main approaches to Mt. Fuji

Access to the area usually involves passing through the town of Fujiyoshida (富士吉田), located between Lakes Kawaguchi and Yamanaka. Fujiyoshida can be reached from Tokyo by taking the JR Chuo line to Otsuki and changing to the Fujikyu line, which passes through Fujiyoshida and terminates at Kawaguchiko.

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Most visitors come here for views of Mount Fuji, with many postcard shots taken from Lake Kawaguchi in particular.

• Aokigahara (青木ヶ原), : along Highway 139 (western shore of Lake Sai). Also known as ''Jukai'' (樹海) or the "Sea of Trees", this forest is famous for its volcanic caverns and infamous as '''Japan's top suicide spot''' — in an average year, over 70 corpses are found.

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• Fuji-Q Highland, Website: http://www.fuji-q.com. One of Japan's largest amusement parks and home to ''Fujiyama'' (1996), briefly the world's tallest rollercoaster, and ''Dodonpa'' (2001), briefly the world's fastest.

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Fujiyoshida is famous for its udon noodles.

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