Lake Yamanaka

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Lake Yamanaka (山中湖, Yamanaka-ko) is the largest of the Fuji Five Lakes and provides great views of Mount Fuji from its eastern side.

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Yamanakako, Yamanashi (Directions)

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Lake Yamanaka Diamond Fuji Weeks 2025

Lake Yamanaka Diamond Fuji Weeks 2025

Cathy Cawood

Want to photograph 'Diamond Fuji'? Only in February do the settled weather and the sun's position create the opportunity to capture the sun resting on the tip of Mount Fuji as it sets from the shores of Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi.

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