Lake Kawaguchi is the second largest lake of the Fuji five lakes. It is a beautiful medium size lake, ~ 15 km in perimeter, about 16 km north to Mt Fuj, nested in the mountains of Mitsutoge Peak and Kurodake from east and north/northwest, and mt Fuji from south.
It was a great place to view mt Fuji on a good weather day. The lake is beautiful in its own right as well. The lake could be as flat as a mirror at its southwest corner, reflecting the mountain to the north. The come and go clouds accentuate its beauty.
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| The rough ridge on left of the photo, with white color patches, is the Yoshida Trail |
This beautiful lake should be a paradise for birds, but I did not see many birds. As always I heard more chirps than I saw the birds. I did spot at least two pairs of swans in the lake, one pair close by at south shore, another pair far way on the north shore. One morning, a blue heron was fishing from a rock formation in the water while fishermen fishing in the lake. One hawk, a black kite, flew by when I enjoyed the grand view of mount fuji from the great bridge of lake Kawaguchi. On the last morning at Lake Kawaguchi, I spotted a black hawk again on top of a roof.
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| A Black Kite ( a hawk) |
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| a magpie |
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| a black kite |
The town by the lake, Fujikawaguchiko, is a neat, quiet place for vacation, many small hotels, small restaurants.
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| shortcut from kawaguchiko station to the kawaguchiko park hotel |
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| view from our hotel room |
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| sculpture of the goddess of the lake |
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| a small museum by the lake |
Lake Kawaguchi, a gateway to mt Fuji, a great place for walking, hiking, biking, paddling and cruising on the lake. It is a great place for both outdoor adventurers and leisure vacationers.
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