Is a bullet train from Tokyo to Mount Fuji feasible in a 15 hour layover?
I have a 15 hour layover in Tokyo, which arrives at 8:35 AM, and doesn't depart until 12:35 AM the next day.
I was wondering if it would be feasible to take a bullet train to Mount Fuji, and back and still have time to enjoy the mountain, lunch and just relax?
If so, can you let me know what stations to take? I'm trying to understand the train routes, but it's quite confusing in my opinion.
Best Answer
It's possible to get there easily enough:
Getting out of Narita: 1 hour
Narita express to Tokyo station: 1:30
Shinkansen to Shin-fuji (Shizuoka) station: 1:30
So that's 4 hours travel time to get there, same back including the usual airport time. Leaving 7 hours for sightseeing.
One thing about Fuji - it is frequently hidden in the clouds, especially after mid-morning. And the area around Shin-fuji station isn't all that exciting.
So, if the mountain isn't visible on the right side of the train as you approach Shin-fuji station, I suggest the following alternatives:
continue to Kakegawa station and spend the afternoon at the Kakegawa Kachoen Bird Park. Soccer-stadium size greenhouse stocked with assorted tropical birds. It's not a zoo - the toucans will sit on your shoulder while you feed them (and give you a smack with their beak if you don't).
back up to Odawara and go up the hill to Gora and Owakudani.
if it's raining in Tokyo just forget Fuji altogether and go to Asakusa. Then take the sea bus from the bridge to Odaiba. (rain in Tokyo and clear in Fuji almost never happens)
Disneyland is on the airport side of Tokyo.
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