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Making Hōtō Noodles Under Mount Fuji, and Eating What You Made

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Tokyo
Lake Kawaguchiko Cruise
Spectacular Mt. Fuji and Lake Cruise, Noodles Making Experience
Spectacular Mt. Fuji and Lake Cruise, Noodles Making Experience
Spectacular Mt. Fuji and Lake Cruise, Noodles Making Experience
Hoto noodle making
Spectacular Mt. Fuji and Lake Cruise, Noodles Making Experience
Oishi park
Hoto noodle making
Arakurayama Sengen Shrine Torii gate
Spectacular Mt. Fuji and Lake Cruise, Noodles Making Experience
Spectacular Mt. Fuji and Lake Cruise, Noodles Making Experience
Spectacular Mt. Fuji and Lake Cruise, Noodles Making Experience

Most Fuji day trips feed you. This one puts you to work first. Hōtō is the dish of Yamanashi: thick flat noodles, made by hand, in a miso broth with whatever vegetables the season gives. You make yours, and then you eat it, which changes lunch from a stop into part of the day. Before that, the Kawaguchiko Appare cruise puts Mount Fuji across the water from you, and Oishi Park puts flowers in front of it. After lunch, Oshino Hakkai, where the ponds are fed by spring water off the mountain and the paths are quiet. The last stop is Arakurayama Sengen Park, where the five-storey pagoda stands with Fuji behind it. In cherry blossom season the photographers arrive in numbers, and the steps up are worth taking anyway. An English-speaking guide comes with the tour, and audio guidance is available in French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Ukrainian as well. Check-in is at 7:20 by the LOVE statue in Shinjuku, departure at 7:30, and the drop-off at Shinjuku Station is around 17:30 if the traffic behaves. Cancel at least 24 hours before departure for a full refund.

What's included

  • *Halal, Allergy-friendly meals are not available.
  • A Professional English Speaking Tour Guide
  • Gluten-free lunch available. Request when booking.
  • Multilingual Audio Guidance
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  • Lake Kawaguchi Cruise Fee
  • Pick up from LOVE Shinjuku(7:20am)
  • Air-conditioned vehicles and WiFi service are available on the bus.
  • Hōtō noodles lunch

Itinerary

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  1. 6-chōme-5-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City

    Meet at the LOVE statue in front of the i-Land tower in Shinjuku, 6-5-1 Nishi-shinjuku. Check-in 7:20am, departure 7:30am. Look for the staff member with a green and white flag.

  2. LOVE statue is our meeting place for this tour

    The LOVE statue is where this tour meets.

    Costo extra

  3. Board the Kawaguchiko Appare Cruise and enjoy stunning…

    The Kawaguchiko Appare cruise, with Mount Fuji and the lake from the deck.

  4. Oishi Park

    Oishi Park looks across the lake at the mountain, with flowers out in every season.

  5. Fujikawaguchiko-machi

    After the lake, the Hōtō cooking. The dish is handmade thick flat noodles in a miso broth with seasonal vegetables, and it is what Yamanashi eats when the weather turns. Making it together is half the point.

  6. Fujikawaguchiko-machi

    Then you eat the Hōtō you made.

  7. Oshino Hakkai is a scenic area with beautiful ponds formed…

    Oshino Hakkai is a set of ponds fed by spring water off Mount Fuji. The water is clear enough to see the bottom, and the paths between them are quiet.

  8. Arakurayama Sengen Park

    The five-storey pagoda with Mount Fuji behind it. In cherry blossom season it fills with photographers. The steps up are the price of the view.

  9. Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower

    Final drop-off at Shinjuku Station around 17:30, traffic permitting.

    Costo extra

  10. モード学園総合校舎コクーンタワ, 1-chōme-7-3 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City

Not included

  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pick up and drop off service

Good to know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Please state any specific dietary requirements when you booked the tour with lunch.
  • Audio guidance in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Ukrainian
  • Free Wi-Fi service on the bus
  • Itinerary order is subject to change depending on traffic, weather or any operational reasons.
  • If any of the visiting places is closed, we will try to attend an alternative place.
  • The lunch/restaurant may change due to operational reasons.
  • The restaurant is Japanese-style, so there are tatami mats. You will need to take off your shoes and sit on the floor.
  • Please let us know your booking numbers and total number of people before the tour if you have several bookings or if you have booked separately.
  • Due to the weather conditions, traffic conditions, or suspension of operation, we may have a possibility not to achieve all the activities. The tour will be attending to following alternative places or giving out a gift as a compensation depending on a situation at that time. Refunds will not be given for these changes. (Swan Lake Cruise Ship on Lake Yamanaka, Fujisan World Heritage Center)
  • If you are late for the tour start time, you will not be able to join the tour mid-way.
  • Please handle the loading and unloading of your luggage from the trunk yourself. (Including wheelchairs, strollers etc..)
  • We do not supply any extra drop-off service
  • During the Cherry Blossom seasons, we kindly ask that you walk approximately 30 minutes from the bus stop to the observation deck near the pagoda area.
  • Up to 10 travelers per booking.
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Guiding available in: de, pt, uk, ja, en, it, fr, es.

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