Third Day in Fujikawaguchiko

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It's our lucky day on our third day in Fujikawaguchiko when we woke up to a sunny and beautiful day. Without wasting any time, immediately we got ourselves ready to head out to Arakurayama Sengen Park for the iconic Chureito Pagoda. Believe it or not, I've been to Tokyo couple of times but this is my first time visiting the pagoda. 

#1: It's a good good day on our third day in Fujikawaguchiko.

  

#2: To reach the observation deck, one has to climb up the 398 steps

And for our case, it's even more challenging when we have to carry our baby which weighted nearly 11kg up the almost 400 steps 

#3: Chureito Pagoda, a five-storey red pagoda sits proudly in mesmerising Arakurayama Sengen Park 

#4: Arakurayama Sengen Park, one of the best spots for viewing Mount Fuji 

By the way, did you guys spot something unusual? If you look closely, you will notice that there is no snow on the peak of Mount Fuji. Yes, for the first time in recorded history breaking the longest period in 130 years, Mount Fuji remained snowless eventhough our trip was in November. Normally, the peak of Mount Fuji are dusted in snow by early of October, but the summit had remained bare. Initially, we thought we're pretty lucky to catch a full glimpse of Mount Fuji on a clear fine day but then, after seeing the iconic mountain was completely snowless, it's seems like something is missing and incomplete. Is this a sign that I need to return again for another trip in future just to witness Mount Fuji with snow on the peak? 

Talking about parking are, if you are driving just like us, there are plenty of parking at the foothills of Arakurayama Sengen Park and it's free of charge (FOC). Make sure to plan your trip wisely as the parking space is pretty limited. When we arrived around 7am plus, there were plenty of parking but when we left nearly reaching 9am, we noticed there's not many parking space left. 

From Arakurayama Sengen Park, we drove to Oishi Park which is known for another scenic spot to enjoy spectacular view of Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchiko at once. Not just that, you can even get to experience variety of colourful flowers bloom on the promenade along the lake side throughout different season. In our case where we're traveled in early of November, Kochia, a fiery red coloured summer cypress spread beautifully all over Oishi Park and this creates a picturesque landscape that captivates all who visit.   

#5: Oishi Park, another scenic spot to enjoy spectacular view of Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchiko at once

#6: Create another core memories together 

Not far away from Oishi Park, there is a Lake Bake Cafe that sell French-style loaves and pastries. Oh well, I happened to know this place from Instagram where from the post, it mentioned that one can get a awesome view of Mount Fuji and lake from the cafe but unfortunately during our visit, the cafe didn't allow anyone for dine-in. Only take-away is allowed and because we didn't want to waste our effort after joining the long queue, we decided to grab few freshly baked buns and enjoyed them by the lakeside. Luckily, the breads were pretty oishii and slightly regret for grabbing few only. Should grab more of those breads but then, we're kinda lazy to go back and joining the long queue over again.  

#7: Lake Bake Cafe, a French-styled bakery selling freshly baked loaves and pastries 

#8: The breads were pretty good. If you have the chance to visit this cafe, try to grab more

Lake Bake Cafe

Opening Hours: Friday to Tuesday (10am to 4pm). Closed on every Wednesday and Thursday

It's time for lunch time and my husband found this food truck selling ramen. Besides serving the typical Tonkutso, a pork-based brooth, they even have lobster and shrimp based brooth. By the way, do take note that they only accept cash and not any cards.  

#9: Food truck of Ramen Kaneyuki in Minamitsuru District 

#10: I ordered the Garlic Tonkotsu Ramen whereas my husband ordered the Lobster based broth 

To sum up our third day in Fujikawaguchiko, we kicked off with climbing up nearly 400 steps at Arakurayama Sengen Park for the Chureito Pagoda. Right after that, we spent nearly half of our day strolling along Oishi Park. And before heading back to our stay, we stopby at shopping centre in Fujiyoshida for another window shopping. A trip that pretty laid-back and relaxed one, without rushing too much. 

#11: Q-star, a shopping centre in Fujiyoshida

#12: And that's pretty sum up our third day in Fujikawaguchiko 

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