Tours that stop at the lake come first, then Hakone combinations, private days and the Fuji trips that skip Yamanaka.
Without a car, the easy way to see Lake Yamanaka is a coach or minivan day trip from Tokyo. Most spend 20 minutes to an hour at the lake as one stop among four or five, so read the itinerary if the lake is why you are going. The tours below are sold through GetYourGuide and run by local operators. Check what each price covers: entrance fees, the swan boat, the KABA bus, ropeways and lunch can be extra. Mt Fuji is hidden by cloud on many days, more often in summer than in winter, and no tour can promise a clear view. If you book through these links, this site earns a commission at no extra cost to you.
The lake is the main event here: the swan boat or the KABA amphibious bus, the flower park, a sumo show by the shore, or a private photo day timed for Diamond Fuji.
10 hours
The only Tokyo day trip built around the lake itself: choose a ride on the KABA amphibious bus, a cruise on the swan-shaped boat or a shoreline walk from Hirano Beach, then visit Oshino Hakkai and Oishi Park.
from$58
Check availability9 hours
An autumn coach day that opens with an hour on the Lake Yamanaka swan boat cruise, then takes in the coloured leaves at Oshino Hakkai, Oishi Park or the Maple Corridor, and the Kubota Itchiku museum.
from$57
Check availability8 hours
Spends about two hours at Lake Yamanaka, with a panorama viewpoint, a live sumo show at the Fujitaya venue and time at the swan shore, before Oshino Hakkai, Oishi Park and the Hikawa clock shop street.
from$63
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A 50-minute show by former professional wrestlers on a rooftop stage by Lake Yamanaka, with English commentary, a chance to step into the ring and a photo session afterwards; closed Sundays and Mondays.
from$51
Check availability10 hours
A gentle private-van day for families: pedal swan boats on Lake Yamanaka, the Hana no Miyako flower park with its water play area, and an afternoon soft-serve stroll in Oshino, with tickets included.
from$474 per group (up to 6)
Check availability11 hours
A late-starting private photo day timed for the sunset; from about mid-October to late February the guide places you on the Lake Yamanaka shore where the sun sets onto Fuji's summit, and outside that window it runs as a sunset tour.
from$366 per group (up to 6)
Check availabilityCoach and minivan days that include the lake, usually Hirano Beach on the north shore for the swans and the view, along with Oshino Hakkai, Lake Kawaguchiko and the Chureito Pagoda. The lake stop runs from about 20 minutes to about an hour, so check each itinerary.
10 hours - 1 day
The most-reviewed Fuji day trip that stops at the lake: the coach goes to Hirano Beach first for the morning reflection and the swans, then on to Oshino Hakkai, Oishi Park and the Chureito Pagoda.
from$49
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Starts the day on the north shore of Lake Yamanaka at Hirano Beach, where you can feed the swans, then works through Oshino Hakkai, the Lawson photo spot, Oishi Park and the pagoda at Arakurayama.
from$49
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The cheapest well-reviewed day trip from Tokyo, packing nine stops into one coach day, beginning with Fuji reflections at Hirano Beach on Lake Yamanaka and ending at the Chureito Pagoda.
from$30
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A nine-seat minivan version of the classic loop, leaving Tokyo Station at 07:30 or Shinjuku at 08:00 (hotel pickup optional) for Lake Yamanaka and Hirano Beach, Oshino Hakkai, Chureito Pagoda and Lake Kawaguchi.
from$68
Check availability11 hours
Offers two routes from Tokyo Station or Shinjuku; pick Course B for an hour by Lake Yamanaka and Hirano Beach after Oshino Hakkai and Arakurayama, since Course A swaps the lake for Shiraito Falls and tea fields.
from$69
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A coach day that does the Kawaguchiko photo spots and an hour at Oshino Hakkai first, then finishes with 20 minutes beside Lake Yamanaka feeding the swans before the drive back.
from$49
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A newer nine-guest tour that gives Lake Yamanaka a 40-minute first stop, then 70 minutes at Oshino Hakkai with lunch, Oishi Park and the pagoda, leaving Tokyo Station at 07:30 or Shinjuku at 08:00.
from$51
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Mixes a 20-minute panoramic train ride in Fujiyoshida with the Kawaguchiko photo spots and two hours at Lake Kawaguchi, then ends the day with 30 minutes feeding swans at Lake Yamanaka before the Shinjuku drop-off.
from$50
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A shopping-led day with three hours at Gotemba Premium Outlets, then 30 minutes at Hirano Beach on Lake Yamanaka, Oishi Park and the Funatsu lava tree molds, from Shinjuku or a central Tokyo hotel.
from$68
Check availabilityLake Ashi, the Hakone ropeway and Owakudani, then about 20 minutes on the swan shore at Lake Yamanaka and a walk at Oshino Hakkai. A long day with a short lake stop.
1 day
Combines Hakone and Fuji in one coach day: Hakone Shrine, the pirate ship on Lake Ashi, the ropeway over Owakudani, then about 20 minutes on the swan beach at Lake Yamanaka and a last stop at Oshino Hakkai.
from$49
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The biggest-selling Hakone and Fuji combination, leaving from Tokyo Station or Shinjuku for Lake Ashi, the ropeway and Owakudani before a 20-minute swan-shore photo stop at Lake Yamanaka and a walk round Oshino Hakkai.
from$55
Check availabilityA driver-guide for your own group, from a Tokyo hotel or from your hotel at the lakes.
3.5 hours
For people already staying around the lakes: a local driver-guide collects you at your Kawaguchiko hotel or station and builds a private half day, with the sample route starting at Lake Yamanaka before Oshino Hakkai and Kitaguchi Hongu Sengen Shrine.
from$69
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Ride from Shinjuku to Fuji in a Japanese performance car, with an hour each at Oshino village, Oishi Park, the Lake Yamanaka swan boat pier and the Kachi Kachi ropeway.
from$391 per group (up to 3)
Check availabilityPopular days from Tokyo that stay around Lake Kawaguchiko, Oshino Hakkai and the 5th Station. Private customisable tours list the lake as an optional stop you can ask for.
10 hours
A popular coach day from Tokyo Station or Shinjuku that skips Lake Yamanaka for the thatched village at Saiko Iyashi-no-Sato Nenba, Lake Kawaguchi, Oshino Hakkai and the Chureito Pagoda.
from$49
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A Kawaguchiko-focused coach day that adds the Kachi Kachi ropeway up Mount Tenjo to Oishi Park, Oshino Hakkai and the Chureito Pagoda.
from$49
Check availability10-11 hours
A private car and English-speaking driver from a Tokyo, Ueno or Yokohama hotel, with a route you shape yourself; Lake Yamanaka is on the menu of optional stops alongside the pagoda and Oshino Hakkai.
from$319 per group (up to 3)
Check availability10-11 hours
A private van for up to five from a Tokyo hotel, choosing from a long list of stops that includes Lake Yamanaka, Oshino Hakkai, the pagoda and parts of Hakone.
from$364 per group (up to 5)
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Goes up to the 5th Station from late April to November (Arakurayama in winter), then Oshino Hakkai, then a choice of Gotemba outlets or a soak at the Konohana no Yu hot spring (entry extra).
from$57
Check availabilityTours on the far side of the mountain that do not go near the lake.
3 hours
An easy guided e-bike ride on the south side of Fuji through tea fields, spring water sources and the coast, starting from Shin-Fuji Shinkansen station rather than the lakes.
from$107
Check availabilityGetYourGuide's own live list for Yamanakako. It mixes in some tours that never reach the lake, so check each itinerary for a Lake Yamanaka stop.
Prices are in US dollars and, with ratings, were checked on GetYourGuide on 15 October 2026. They change without warning. This site does not run the tours, take payments or handle bookings: that is GetYourGuide and the local operators.