Tour around Mount Fuji

Touring around Mount Fuji, staying in Gotemba is a wise choice. The house prices here are not as expensive as Lake Kawaguchi, and you can see Mount Fuji when you go out. There are direct trains, and there are buses to Lake Kawaguchi, Lake Ashi in Hakone, and Shinjuku in front of the train station. I took a train from Tokyo to the Izu Peninsula and played for half a day, went up to Omuroyama, went to Kinosaki Coast, and took a train from Atami to Gotemba via Numazu in the evening. I stayed at the Gotemba Selected Hotel near the train station. The room rate for a double room is more than 400 including breakfast, which is very cost-effective. There is a MAX VALUE supermarket near the hotel, and it’s great to buy seafood back to the hotel. The next day I got up, opened the window, and Mount Fuji was in front of me. The rising sun shone on Mount Fuji, like the sun shining on the golden mountain, and I quickly ran to the street and took a few shots. The first stop of the tour around Mount Fuji is the Asama Shrine on Ogurayama in Lake Kawaguchi. Take a bus to Mount Fuji Station, transfer to a tram to Shimoyoshida, and follow the crowd to Asama Shrine after getting off the bus. No tickets are required, and you can go up the mountain along the steps. In mid-November, the maple leaves have begun to turn red. Every time you reach a platform, it is a great place to shoot Mount Fuji. Finally, I arrived at the five-story pagoda. Everyone was crowded here to shoot Mount Fuji. It was a bit difficult to shoot people, and I could only shoot big headshots with Mount Fuji in the background. Shooting Mount Fuji in Asama Shrine is backlit, and the key to framing is to find a good foreground. Different foregrounds can shoot different big movies. The second stop is Lake Yamanaka. Take the tram back to Mount Fuji Station, then take the bus back to Gotemba and get off at Lake Yamanaka. Lake Yamanaka can see the scenery of Mount Fuji from the foot of the mountain, with a wide view. Walking to the other side of the lake can take pictures of mountains and waters. The third stop is the Peace Park in Gotemba. Take a bus back to Gotemba Station from Lake Yamanaka, then take a bus to Hakone to Peace Park. There is a stupa here. Overlooking Mount Fuji from Peace Park, the scenery is very good. Then I went to the outlet for a stroll. The fourth stop is the Owakudani in Hakone. From Gotemba Station Hakone Otome Exit, take a bus to Togen-dai on Lake Ashi, get off at Togen-dai, and then take a cable car to Owakudani (round trip 2500 yen). Here you can overlook Mount Fuji behind the mountains. Looking at Mount Fuji from here is in the light, and you can take beautiful photos when the weather is clear. Finally, take a train around Mount Fuji, from Gotemba to Numazu by train, and then to Hamamatsu by train. Along the way, you can see Mount Fuji appearing and disappearing on your right. If you seize the opportunity, you can take a good video. The next stop is to go to Kyoto to see the red leaves. The three-day tour around Mount Fuji was completed like this. Because I have been to other scenic spots of Mount Fuji before, this time I mainly wanted to shoot Mount Fuji with different directions and different light to achieve different effects.