I didn't really want to give five stars because if you lose where the route markers are sending you and if you want to do things "by the book", it's not so easy finding the correct place to start over and you end up going in any direction. Plus, my visit was almost ruined by a local school field trip...but not quite. In any case there's probably everything you need to know about My Fuji and more. There are two buildings to walk around. The north building is free but the south building costs about 500 yen for adults, cheaper for kids etc. If you take approx 5000 yen spending money (if you're a family of four) you'll have plenty of change left over even after the souvenir shop and cafe. Also, checkout the leaflets/pamphlets as they provide info on many activities around the area that aren't well...
Read moreA rather small place but equipped with observation deck, museum, movie theater and café. Information is not particularly cast, but enough to have a good understanding of the flora and fauna of the mount Fuji around. The documentary showed the four seasons of the mountain and explained the geography of the area. The view of mount Fuji is not particularly well positioned but it is still about the best around here. Would have been better if it is a 3 storey building rather than 2. The souvenir shop is well stocked, a heaven for those to love the pretty...
Read moreWe went to the Fuji visitor center as a part of our Japanese mini road trip. The visitor center is very nice, complete with a miniature museum about the mountain and the area, and the staff are very helpful (English speaking too!)
On the day I visited (4-8-16) there was a crew redoing the parking lot and building an expansion of the Fuji visitor center! Even if it's too cloudy to see Fuji-San when you arrive like it was for me, there is still plenty to see at the...
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