Japan Trip: Kachi Kachi Ropeway

One of the place that should be visited if you stay around Kawaguchiko lake is Kachi Kachi Ropeway. This Ropeway is like a cable car from Kawaguchiko lake to near the peak of Mount Tenjo. The round trip ticket is 700 yen. One trip can bring about 36 peoples.

kachi kachi ropeway ticket

peoples were queuing to get into the cable car

After taking the ropeway, we then arrived in mount Tenjo. From here we can have view of the lake. If the weather was clear, we could also see mount Fuji from here. At the day me and my traveling partner came her, we saw many old people and families came here. There also some people who brought their dogs to here.

view of Kawaguchiko lake after arrived at mount Tenjo

lovely old couple

binoculars to see mount Fuji from here

rocker dog

another dog with shirt

If you came here, you can see many rabbits and raccoon statues everywhere. This rabbits and raccoon are the character of story "Kachi Kachi Yama". That story was set in mount Tenjo and described about a story of a rabbit who gets revenge on a thieving tanuki (Japanese raccoon) by setting him on fire and drowning him in a river.

rabbit and raccoon

another rabbit statue

There was souvenirs shop above here, besides souvenirs, they sold rice cake with Mount Fuji stamp and hot ocha. The taste was so so, maybe because we're not fans of rice cakes.

the rice cake seller

after covered with sauce

Other interesting spots in here are bell of Tenjo, mount Fuji plush doll, and Lucky Kawarake. If the weather was clear we can see mount Fuji from the heart frame of the bell of Tenjo. Some people said that your wish will come true if you ring the bell while watching mount Fuji. About the Lucky Kawarake, if you can throw Kawarake (earthenware) through the ring then it'll bring some luck to you. Three piece of kawarake to be thrown was priced 100 yen.

bell of Tenjo

mount Fuji plush doll

lucky kawarake

they even have a worship place above here

One thing that touched my heart was when we took the ropeway down, the officer bow to the visitor. Feels like she really thanked us for our visitation. :)

queuing to get back to Kawaguchiko lake

my favorite scene

XOXO,
The Tourist