Lake Kawaguchiko sightseeing boat: fares, times and pier
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Lake Kawaguchiko Sightseeing Boat
Photo: Google Maps- Address
- 県営船津無料駐車場, 前, Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi 401-0301
- Area
- Kawaguchiko Station
- Google rating
- 4.4 (72 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026
- On the map
- Open in Google Maps
Google Maps lists no opening hours
The warship boat
Appare: the boat and the ride
A loop takes about 20 minutes2
Appare is a sightseeing boat modelled on the atakebune warship of Takeda Shingen’s navy2. Most people come to Lake Kawaguchi for views of Mount Fuji5, and the boat gives you them from the water.
Fujigoko Kisen, which runs the boat, recommends the second floor on sunny days, for Mt Fuji and a 360-degree panorama3.
Rather paddle than sit on a deck? The Coffee on a Kayak with Mt. Fuji tour puts you on Lake Kawaguchi in a kayak instead.
Tickets
Fares and discounts
Appare and the Oishi Park Line charge the same fares, and on Appare a same-day Fujikyu Group ticket cuts the price.
Adult ticket ¥1,0003
Appare and Oishi Park Line fares
| Ticket | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|
| Appare, single ticket | ¥1,000 | ¥500 |
| Appare, with a same-day Fujikyu Group ticket | ¥800 | ¥400 |
| Appare, group rate | ¥900 (groups of 15+) | ¥450 |
| Oishi Park Line | ¥1,000 | ¥500 |
Fujigoko Kisen (operator)
Adult fares apply from junior high school age, and child fares cover elementary school children3. Tickets that count for the Fujikyu discount:
Hours and closing days
When does Appare run?
Appare’s hours change with the season: longest in Golden Week and summer, shortest in winter.
Winter hours 9:30–16:006
| Season | Hours |
|---|---|
| Regular season | 9:00–16:306 |
| Golden Week and summer (mid-July to August6) | 9:00–17:306 |
| Winter (November to March6) | 9:30–16:006 |
- Full hours, no closing days April to May, July to October
- Short winter hours or closing Tuesdays June, November to March
The operator’s timetable lists the first departures of the day. The travel guide gltjp.com says boats leave every 30 minutes7.
Dress for the deck in winter: January at Kawaguchiko averages a daily high of just 5.5 °C8.
From the station
How do you get to the sightseeing boat pier?
You walk: the pier is at Funatsuhama on Lake Kawaguchi, 10 minutes on foot from Kawaguchiko Station1. The sightseeing bus and the car are the other options.
10 minutes on foot from the station1
| Way | Time | Where you arrive | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| On foot from Kawaguchiko Station | 10 minutes | Funatsuhama pier | Fujigoko Kisen (operator) |
| Red Line sightseeing bus from Kawaguchiko Station | About 15 minutes | 'Yuransen' stop by the ropeway, a short walk to the pier | fujisan.ne.jp (official); mtfujiropeway.jp (operator) |
| Car | – | Free Funatsu prefectural car park, 300 spaces | Fujigoko Kisen (operator) |
Fujigoko Kisen (operator); fujisan.ne.jp (official); mtfujiropeway.jp (operator)
For a taxi or sat-nav, the operator’s address is 4034 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko-machi2. Google Maps places the boat in front of the free Funatsu prefectural car park9, which can take large buses10 too.
Coming from Tokyo first? Highway buses from Shinjuku reach Kawaguchiko Station in about 1 hour 45 minutes11. The Fuji Excursion limited express takes 1 hour 53 minutes12 at its fastest. Times and tickets are on the page about highway buses and the Fuji Excursion from Shinjuku.
Boat to the north shore
Oishi Park Line
Running since 17 July 202613
Since 17 July 2026, the Oishi Park Line has run as a shuttle between Funatsu pier and Oishi Park13. The park is on the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi14, a spot known for its views of Mt Fuji.
Flower beds, opening hours and the café are on the page about Oishi Park’s Mt Fuji views. If you’d rather not plan it yourself, the Klook day trip from Tokyo with the Tenjozan ropeway and Oishi Park stops at both by road.
After the boat
Nearby: the ropeway and museums
Ropeway ride 3 minutes16
The Mt Fuji Panoramic Ropeway pairs neatly with the boat: its base is a short walk15 from Appare’s pier. The ropeway takes 3 minutes up Mt Tenjo to a 1,075 m16 observation deck looking over Mt Fuji and the whole lake.
Fares and hours are on the page about the Panoramic Ropeway up Mt Tenjo. For an indoor stop after the boat, these museums have their own pages:
- the Itchiku Kubota museum, for kimono art
- the music box museum by Lake Kawaguchi
Questions people ask
How long does it take to ride a bike around Lake Kawaguchi?
The sources here give no riding time. The shoreline is 19.08 km, and on public holidays and in the autumn leaves season a bike may beat the buses.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons. Authors and licences: image credits
Checked against 19 sources · last checked October 2026
- Fujigoko Kisen (operator) · checked October 2026
- Rurubu (travel guide) · checked October 2026
- Fujigoko Kisen (operator) · checked October 2026
- European Central Bank (official) · checked October 2026
- Wikivoyage · checked October 2026
- Fujigoko Kisen (operator) · checked October 2026
- gltjp.com (travel guide) · checked October 2026
- data.jma.go.jp (official) · checked October 2026
- Google Maps listings via DataForSEO · checked October 2026
- Fujigoko Kisen (operator) · checked October 2026
- Travel Japan (japan.travel) (official) · checked October 2026
- Fujikyu Railway (operator) · checked October 2026
- Fujigoko Kisen (operator) · checked October 2026
- yamanashi-kankou.jp (official) · checked October 2026
- mtfujiropeway.jp (operator) · checked October 2026
- mtfujiropeway.jp (operator) · checked October 2026
- Fujigoko Kisen (operator) · checked October 2026
- fujisan.ne.jp (official) · checked October 2026
- Wikipedia · checked October 2026
Page history · last changed 20 October 2026
- Updated: new sections: Fares and discounts; When does Appare run?; Oishi Park Line; …, 5 sections removed, 5 sourced facts added, 4 removed.
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