Yamanashi Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture in the Chubu region of central Honshu, cradled in the Kofu Basin and ringed by mountains, most famously the northern slopes of Mount Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes. Home to the Yoshida Trail, the most-used of Mount Fuji's four climbing routes, and to Japan's oldest and largest wine region around Katsunuma, Yamanashi pairs alpine and lakeside scenery with a proud viticulture and fruit-growing tradition, plus the jewelry and crystal-carving craftsmanship of its capital, Kofu City.
Luxury hotels
Five-star and palace properties.
Hoshinoya Fuji
Japan's first glamping-style luxury resort, operated by the Hoshino Resorts group in Oishi on the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi. Cabin-style guestrooms are built into a hillside within a red pine forest above the lake, pairing outdoor-inspired design with full indoor comfort, restaurant and bar service built around locally sourced ingredients, and guided forest walks, horseback hiking, and evening stargazing programs.
THE KUKUNA
Resort and spa on Lake Kawaguchi's north shore in Asakawa where all 65 guest rooms face Mount Fuji across the water. The signature Ozora-no-Yu panoramic top-floor bathing area includes an infinity-edge open-air bath called Tsuki, and the resort operates its own Katsunuma winery, The 997 Katsunuma, supplying wine to its restaurants alongside dry and mist saunas, a karaoke lounge, tea lounge, and beauty salon.
Hotel Konansou
Onsen ryokan on Lake Kawaguchi's south shore in Funatsu with 51 rooms split between lake- and Fuji-facing orientations, a significant share featuring private open-air baths. Two indoor hot spring baths, a sauna, and a spa program of reflexology, facial, and massage treatments round out the property, a 10-minute walk from Kawaguchiko Station.
Kozantei Ubuya
Hot spring ryokan directly on the shore of Lake Kawaguchi with Mount Fuji views from many of its rooms, blending kaiseki dining built around Yamanashi ingredients with traditional and private open-air onsen bathing overlooking the lake.
Fuji Marriott Hotel Lake Yamanaka
International full-service resort in Hirano, a five-minute drive from Lake Yamanaka, combining the global Marriott service standard with premier rooms featuring a private in-room onsen bath surrounded by forest greenery, multiple restaurants, a lounge, and fitness facilities.
Fine dining
Michelin-starred and chef-driven restaurants.
Le Rivage, Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum
The museum's sit-down restaurant on the lakeside terrace, serving a seasonal French-inflected set menu timed to live automaton and orchestrion performances, with direct Mount Fuji views across Lake Kawaguchi on clear days.
Lumiere Winery Restaurant, Katsunuma
Winery restaurant in Katsunuma wine country pairing a seasonal Japanese-French tasting menu with estate-grown Koshu and Muscat Bailey A wines, served with views over the vineyard from which the wine list is drawn.
THE 997 Katsunuma restaurant, THE KUKUNA
In-resort restaurant at THE KUKUNA drawing on the hotel's own Katsunuma winery for a wine-paired multi-course dinner built around Yamanashi wagyu, Fuji Five Lakes trout, and seasonal mountain vegetables, served with a lake and Mount Fuji outlook.