Overview

Fuji Matsuzono Hotel gives you a Yamanakako stay with views of either Mount Fuji or Lake Yamanaka from every room. You stay on the national-road side of the lake in Yamanakako Village, Yamanashi, with easy access to Fuji Five Lakes sightseeing, lakeside activities, and Mount Fuji viewpoints.

The hotel focuses on scenery and hot spring bathing. You can look towards Mount Fuji from the Japanese garden, enjoy lake or mountain views from your room, and soak in the hotel’s Fuji lava-stone baths. The location works well when you want a simple resort-style hotel near Lake Yamanaka rather than a formal ryokan.

You can arrive by car, bus, or taxi from nearby transport points. Yamanakako Interchange is only a short drive away, and nearby bus stops make the hotel practical when you travel without a car.

Accommodation

Fuji Matsuzono Hotel has 110 rooms across several room styles, including Japanese-room bed layouts, Western twin rooms, junior suites, barrier-free accommodation, and two suites with in-room hot spring baths. You can choose between Mount Fuji view and Lake Yamanaka view categories, depending on the scenery you want from your window.

The Mount Fuji View Hot Spring Bath Suite is limited to one room. It measures 50 square metres and accommodates two to five people. The layout combines Japanese and Western room features, and the in-room bath uses hot spring water. From the bath and windows, you can look towards Mount Fuji when the weather is clear.

The Lake Yamanaka View Hot Spring Bath Suite is also limited to one room. It measures 50 square metres and accommodates two to five people. This room gives you a wide view of Lake Yamanaka, and the private room bath uses hot spring water. Choose this room when lake scenery and private bathing matter most.

Junior suites are available with either Mount Fuji view or Lake Yamanaka view. These rooms measure 50 square metres and use a spacious Japanese-Western layout suited to families or small groups. They include a private bath and toilet, but they are not described as hot spring bath rooms.

Standard Western rooms are twin rooms measuring 21 square metres. You can choose Mount Fuji view or Lake Yamanaka view. These rooms suit solo travel, couples, or two-person stays when you want a simple room with a private bath and toilet.

Japanese-room bed rooms measure 14.5 tatami mats, or about 25 square metres. They have spring mattresses added to the Japanese-style room layout. Triple use is arranged with two spring mattresses and one futon. This room type is available in both Mount Fuji view and Lake Yamanaka view categories.

All rooms are non-smoking and include a liquid crystal television, telephone, electric kettle, refrigerator, bath and washlet toilet, hairdryer, IC card key, wired LAN with cable rental, and Wi-Fi. Amenities include body soap, shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush set, cotton buds, shower cap, face towel, bath towel, yukata, and setta sandals, with children’s slippers available.

Dining

The hotel restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. Meals may be served as a buffet or set menu depending on the plan, date, and hotel operation. The style is practical and balanced, with Japanese and Western dishes prepared so you can eat before or after sightseeing around the lake.

Breakfast is served in the morning and gives you a convenient start before driving, cycling, boating, or heading towards Mount Fuji viewpoints. Dinner is served in the evening, so you can return to the hotel after a day around Yamanakako and eat without needing to go back out.

The surrounding area also gives you several local dining options. The hotel’s own area guide highlights nearby places for hoto noodles, wakasagi smelt dishes, Japanese meals, cafés, and casual food around Lake Yamanaka. This makes the hotel easy to use for both meal-inclusive stays and stays where you want to explore local restaurants.

Onsen and Wellness

Fuji Matsuzono Hotel’s baths are called Fuji Lava Baths. The large public bath tubs are lined with Fuji lava stone, so you can enjoy the hotel’s hot spring water together with the texture and mineral character of the lava-stone bath.

The hotel has shared large public baths and open-air baths. From the open-air bath, you can look towards Mount Fuji when the weather is clear. The baths are open from the afternoon until night and again in the morning, giving you time to soak after arrival and before check-out.

The hot spring source is listed as Yugawara Onsen. The water is classified as a sodium-calcium chloride and sulfate spring, formerly known as a gypsum-salt spring. It is weak alkaline, hypotonic, and high-temperature at the source.

The listed bathing qualities include support for chronic muscle and joint discomfort, lower back pain, neuralgia, frozen shoulder, bruises, sprains, sensitivity to cold, poor peripheral circulation, mild high blood pressure, mild glucose tolerance concerns, mild high cholesterol, mild asthma or emphysema, haemorrhoid discomfort, stress-related symptoms, sleep difficulty, recovery after illness, fatigue recovery, and general health.

After bathing, you can walk through the Japanese garden and enjoy the Mount Fuji view from the grounds. The garden gives you a place to cool down slowly after the hot spring.

Guests with Tattoos

You can use the hot spring bath inside your room when you choose one of the two Hot Spring Bath Suites. These are the best room categories when you have tattoos and want private hot spring bathing.

Fuji Matsuzono Hotel is also recorded by Tattoo GO as a facility where tattooed bathers have been accepted. The hotel has shared public baths and open-air baths, so the Hot Spring Bath Suites give you the most private and comfortable option when tattoo-safe bathing is important.

Facilities

Fuji Matsuzono Hotel includes shared large public baths, open-air baths, a Japanese garden with Mount Fuji views, a restaurant, Wi-Fi, wired LAN with cable rental, coin laundry, ice machine, vending facilities, parking, and non-smoking rooms. The hotel does not have a shuttle.

The first parking area can accommodate standard vehicles and large buses. The location near the national road makes the hotel easy to use when you travel by car through the Fuji Five Lakes area.

The building is non-smoking. If you smoke, use only the designated smoking area. Late check-in after the standard check-in window needs advance handling, so plan your arrival time carefully when travelling by bus or after sightseeing.

Activities

Lake Yamanaka is close to the hotel, so you can enjoy lakeside walks, boating, cycling, fishing, photography, and seasonal lake scenery. Marine House MOMO is listed nearby by the hotel and gives you access to lake activities within walking distance.

The hotel’s area guide highlights several major sights around the Fuji Five Lakes region. You can visit Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine, a historic shrine connected with Mount Fuji worship, or continue to Arakurayama Sengen Park and Chureito Pagoda for one of the area’s best-known views of Mount Fuji and a five-storey pagoda.

Oshino Hakkai is another popular outing, known for clear spring-fed ponds connected with Mount Fuji’s underground water. Yamanakako Hananomiyako Park gives you flower fields with Mount Fuji in the background, while Yamanakako Panorama-dai offers a wide view of both Mount Fuji and Lake Yamanaka.

For a more active day, Fuji-Q Highland, Fuji Subaru Land, and Gotemba Premium Outlets are also within reach by car. You can return to the hotel for a lava-stone bath after a full day outside.

Additional Features

Check-in is from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and check-out is by 10:00 a.m. The address is Yamanaka 195, Yamanakako Village, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi.

By car, the hotel is about five minutes from Yamanakako Interchange on the Higashi-Fujigoko Road and about 40 minutes from Gotemba Interchange via Route 138. From November to April, snow and icy roads may affect the area, so winter tyres or chains are important.

By bus, TBS Ryō-mae bus stop is about one minute away on foot when using the Fujikko-go bus from Kawaguchiko Station or Fujisan Station. Yamanakako Yūbinkyoku Iriguchi bus stop is also about one minute away on foot from the Gotemba Station bus route, and Yamanakakyoku Iriguchi bus stop is about five minutes away on foot from the Chuo Highway Bus route.

Fuji Matsuzono Hotel suits you when you want lake or Mount Fuji views, shared hot spring baths, two private in-room hot spring bath suite options, restaurant meal service, parking, and a practical base for exploring Yamanakako and the Fuji Five Lakes area.