The Fuji Five Lakes and Kofu Basin: walking Yamanashi’s vineyards and Mt. Fuji views

About Yamanashi

Yamanashi is a landlocked prefecture with Kofu as its capital. Sitting on the north side of Mt. Fuji, it is famous for grapes and wine.

Main walking areas in Yamanashi

Here are some of the prefecture’s most popular places to walk, where public smoking spots and facilities with smoking rooms tend to be available nearby.

• Kofu (Takeda Shrine, Kofu Castle ruins)
• Fuji Five Lakes (around Lake Kawaguchi, Lake Yamanaka)
• Kiyosato Highlands

Yamanashi trivia

Of the Fuji Five Lakes, Lake Motosu is the source of the Mt. Fuji view depicted on the back of the 1,000-yen note.

Tips for finding smoking areas in Yamanashi

• Use designated smoking spots in areas with no-smoking-on-the-street ordinances
• Stations, large commercial complexes and tourist information centres are good starting points
• Heated-tobacco-only rooms are growing — switch the tobacco-type filter to match your device
• Use a portable ashtray or the ashtray in the smoking area — good etiquette helps keep these spots open for everyone

Find efficiently with Mottosuitai

Allow location access on the Mottosuitai map to see smoking areas within 2 km of you. To browse by region, visit /search/?prefecture=yamanashi for the Yamanashi list.