Arakurayama Sengen Park (Five-Story Pagoda)

This is the legendary spot where you can see both Mount Fuji and the five-story pagoda. Upon arriving at the famous pagoda viewing platform in Arakurayama Sengen Park, you need to climb stairs from the parking lot all the way up to the viewing platform. At the top of the mountain, you'll find the five-story pagoda, and if you continue further up, there's another viewing platform. On clear days, you can see both the pagoda and Mount Fuji. Unfortunately, when we reached the top, we couldn't see Mount Fuji, but the sky was very bright. The clouds occasionally parted a bit and then covered up again. We kept hoping to catch a glimpse of Mount Fuji through the clouds, but it never happened. Since we weren't in a hurry, we stayed up there for over an hour! In the end, we had to give up. The weather was strange, with occasional light rain that never got heavy. Sometimes the clouds would part a bit, and the rain would stop. We even saw a huge double rainbow on the other side! Although the clouds obscured Mount Fuji, being so close to it made us realize just how massive Mount Fuji is. It felt almost unreal! Arakurayama Sengen Park 〒403-0011 Yamanashi Prefecture, Fujiyoshida City, Asama 2-chome 4-1