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Snow-capped Mt. Fuji behind a five-story red pagoda

Mt. Fuji area (Yamanashi / Shizuoka): local rules to know

Lakes, trails and views around Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji and the Chureito Pagoda in Fujiyoshida (Yamanashi). Photo: Hrykt, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Local rules here are checked against the local government's own ordinances and official pages. Nationwide rules apply here too.

Local rules in Mt. Fuji area (Yamanashi / Shizuoka)

Local food

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How many visitors stay here

Where international visitors stayed in 2025 (guest nights)Tokyo (Tokyo) 60,115,730 (rank 1); Osaka (Osaka) 24,517,740 (rank 2); Kyoto (Kyoto) 18,291,230 (rank 3); Hokkaido 13,302,640 (rank 4); Okinawa 9,211,700 (rank 5); Fukuoka (Fukuoka) 8,421,130 (rank 6); Kamakura & Hakone (Kanagawa) 4,927,440 (rank 7); Nagoya (Aichi) 4,859,630 (rank 8); Mt. Fuji area (Yamanashi) 2,750,510 (rank 10); Matsumoto (Nagano) 2,508,350 (rank 11); Mt. Fuji area (Shizuoka) 2,228,930 (rank 12); Hiroshima & Miyajima (Hiroshima) 2,115,650 (rank 14); Nara (Nara) 520,130 (rank 28); Ise (Mie) 380,310 (rank 32)Tokyo (Tokyo): 60,115,730 foreign guest nights (rank 1 of 47)#1 Tokyo (Tokyo)60.1MOsaka (Osaka): 24,517,740 foreign guest nights (rank 2 of 47)#2 Osaka (Osaka)24.5MKyoto (Kyoto): 18,291,230 foreign guest nights (rank 3 of 47)#3 Kyoto (Kyoto)18.3MHokkaido: 13,302,640 foreign guest nights (rank 4 of 47)#4 Hokkaido13.3MOkinawa: 9,211,700 foreign guest nights (rank 5 of 47)#5 Okinawa9.2MFukuoka (Fukuoka): 8,421,130 foreign guest nights (rank 6 of 47)#6 Fukuoka (Fukuoka)8.4MKamakura & Hakone (Kanagawa): 4,927,440 foreign guest nights (rank 7 of 47)#7 Kamakura & Hakone (Kanagawa)4.9MNagoya (Aichi): 4,859,630 foreign guest nights (rank 8 of 47)#8 Nagoya (Aichi)4.9MMt. Fuji area (Yamanashi): 2,750,510 foreign guest nights (rank 10 of 47)#10 Mt. Fuji area (Yamanashi)2.8MMatsumoto (Nagano): 2,508,350 foreign guest nights (rank 11 of 47)#11 Matsumoto (Nagano)2.5MMt. Fuji area (Shizuoka): 2,228,930 foreign guest nights (rank 12 of 47)#12 Mt. Fuji area (Shizuoka)2.2MHiroshima & Miyajima (Hiroshima): 2,115,650 foreign guest nights (rank 14 of 47)#14 Hiroshima & Miyajima (Hiroshima)2.1MNara (Nara): 520,130 foreign guest nights (rank 28 of 47)#28 Nara (Nara)0.5MIse (Mie): 380,310 foreign guest nights (rank 32 of 47)#32 Ise (Mie)0.4MM = million guest nights by international visitors, 2025
Japan Tourism Agency, Overnight Travel Statistics Survey, 2025 annual figures (final), published July 6, 2026. Numbers are for the whole prefecture; rank among Japan's 47 prefectures. The highlighted bar is this destination. Source (Japanese, PDF)

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Photo credits

  1. Snow-capped Mt. Fuji behind a five-story red pagoda. Photo: Hrykt, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Snow-capped Mt. Fuji behind a five-story red pagoda. Photo: Hrykt, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  3. A seaside road and a green tram at a small station platform under a blue sky. Photo: くろふね, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  4. Trays of strawberry daifuku and other Japanese sweets in a shop display case. Photo: Pete Birkinshaw, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  5. A tax-free system banner hanging over the tax-free counter of a shopping mall in Japan. Photo: Naha Mama Pavilionz, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped, title text added)
  6. Two shared electric kick scooters parked inside a marked parking port on a sidewalk. Photo: RuinDig/Yuki Uchida, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  7. A small bicycle rental shop with bicycles parked in front. Photo: User: (WT-shared) Shoestring at wts wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  8. Rows of blue seats inside a Shinkansen car. Photo: S.Raika, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  9. An empty open-air rock bath beside a river. Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  10. Close-up of a bidet toilet seat control with a red stop button and a blue spray button. Photo: Stéfan Le Dû, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  11. An empty wooden sauna room with tiered benches. Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  12. A person riding a bicycle on the left side of a quiet street lined with wooden houses. Photo: Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  13. The long departure hall of Haneda Airport's international terminal with rows of check-in counters. Photo: Daniel L. Lu (user:dllu), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  14. A restaurant window display of plastic food samples with price labels. Photo: Lombroso, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  15. A bowl of creamy pork-bone ramen with sliced pork, egg and greens. Photo: Alasdair at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  16. Plates of sushi in different colors moving along a conveyor belt. Photo: JIP, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  17. An empty wooden sushi counter with seats close together. Photo: Bobby.Creations, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  18. A wide city view of Ikebukuro (Tokyo) seen from a high observatory. Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  19. The plaza in front of a station with two glass pyramid roofs. Photo: DiKnK8713, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  20. The entrance of a small police box (koban) on a street corner. Photo: Haydn Blackey, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  21. An outdoor designated smoking area enclosed by dark wooden screens in a park. Photo: Hirho, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  22. A tall red sign with the kanji for medicine outside a drugstore. Photo: Muyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped, title text added)
  23. Japanese immigration landing permission and departure stamps in a passport. Photo: Arikevin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  24. A round no-drones sign. Photo: Arturo Pardavila III, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  25. A see-through trash bin at a train station in Japan. Photo: iMorpheus, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  26. A roofed water basin for purifying hands at a temple. Photo: Hirho, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  27. A takoyaki food stall with a bright octopus banner. Photo: whalt, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  28. The lit entrance of a small izakaya with a white sign. Photo: Japanexperterna.se, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  29. A simple IC card reader post at a small station. Photo: 西内 正, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  30. A green tsunami evacuation route sign painted on the road. Photo: DimiTalen, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  31. A white Japanese ambulance with red stripes. Photo: Crimage7777, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  32. A satellite image of a typhoon near Japan. Photo: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  33. A rainy night street lined with neon signs. Photo: Benlisquare, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)
  34. A hand holding a smartphone showing a map. Photo: Santeri Viinamäki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (title text added)

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