Aokigahara Forest and Mount Fuji Day Trip from Tokyo

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A Tokyo day that still reaches the forest

Most full days out of Tokyo spend their hours on the mountain and give Aokigahara Forest a passing mention. This one puts half an hour on the forest trail into a route that also takes in Lake Motosu, Shiraito Falls and the pagoda viewpoint at Arakurayama, and it feeds you properly in the middle.

It is private, so the order moves with the weather and the traffic rather than against a fixed schedule. Nine to ten hours covers it, and around four of those are road.

The barbecue, which is the part people remember

Lunch is cooked for you outdoors from spring to autumn and served as a warm local meal when it is too cold for that. It is included rather than sold, which at this length of day is unusual, and travellers write about it more than they write about any single viewpoint.

Vegan options exist and need naming when you book. Say so then rather than on the morning.

Two places to join the car

The choice of start is the quietly useful part of this departure. Nakano Station in Tokyo at nine in the morning suits anyone doing this as a day trip from the city; Kawaguchiko Station at half past ten suits anyone already staying at the lake and saves them four hours of road.

Nothing else here offers both. Pick the one that matches where you wake up.

What the fare already covers

Who this suits — and who should book something else

This suits you if you have one day, you are starting from Tokyo, and you want the forest, the lakes and a proper lunch without assembling it yourself. It suits small groups: the vehicle carries up to eight and the day is yours alone.

Book something else if you want real time under the canopy. Half an hour is a taste, and the Sea of Trees and ice cave walk gives you three hours inside the forest with the cave admission paid. The listing also states that this trip is not wheelchair accessible.

Where you meet the car

Nakano Station North Exit Plaza at nine, or Kawaguchiko Station at half past ten, named when you book. Both are simple to reach and neither involves a hotel lobby wait, which keeps the start of the day predictable.

The car returns you to the point you left from. Read the voucher for your own date rather than this page, because the operator confirms the exact spot per departure.

Know before you go

• Pick your departure point at booking. Tokyo at nine, or Kawaguchiko at half past ten — the second saves four hours of road.
• Name dietary needs when you book. Vegan plates are available and arranged in advance.
• Not wheelchair accessible. Two of the other private cars here are, for their above-ground stops.
• The mountain may not appear. Cloud sits on the cone for much of the year, and this route has enough else in it to stand on its own.
• Half an hour on the forest trail. Enough for a taste, not for the walk itself.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead. Hold the date and watch the forecast.

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