On the third day, after enjoying a delicious business lunch at RESTAURANT ASADOR CarneSio, we began exploring one of the Fuji Five Lakes—Lake Motosu—in the afternoon. It took us about 30 minutes to drive from RESTAURANT ASADOR CarneSio to Motosuko Observation Park.
The parking lot at Motosuko Observation Park Park is free, but there aren’t many spaces. Fortunately, when we arrived there weren’t many cars. Nearby is the Nakanozura Tunnel, where a fair number of vehicles pass through.
There is also a small tourist information center (kankō annai-sho). Nobody was inside, but the signboard indicated that if you walk about 150 meters to the left, you’ll find the restrooms. Since we had just driven for 30 minutes after lunch, our family went to the restroom first and came back later to enjoy the view. By then, we could see everyone gathered to look at Mt. Fuji.
This is the very spot where the Mt. Fuji scene printed on the 1,000 yen bill was photographed. In summer, however, it’s not easy to see the full view of Mt. Fuji—so even catching one-third of the mountain was already pretty good.
From a distance, we noticed tiny white dots moving across the surface of Lake Motosu at the foot of Mt. Fuji. After switching to a telephoto lens on the digital camera, we realized they were sailboats. Many of them were gliding across the lake at a surprisingly fast speed.
↑Viewing Mt. Fuji and the sailboats from Motosuko Observation Park
Motosuko Observation Park(本栖湖展望公園)
Address：山梨県南巨摩郡身延町中ノ倉
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