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Lake Motosu

Local name: 本栖湖

Located in Fuji-yoshida Shi, Yamanashi Coordinates: 35°27′45″ N 138°34′58″ E

Lake Motosu
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Elevation
896 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ichikawamisato Town
10 km NW
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
FSZ Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport82 km
MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport98 km

About Lake Motosu

Lake Motosu is a lake. Location: Fuji-yoshida Shi, Yamanashi. Elevation: 896 m.

From Wikipedia

Lake Motosu (本栖湖, Motosu-ko) is the westernmost of the Fuji Five Lakes and located on the border of the towns of Fujikawaguchiko and Minobu in southern Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji, Japan. Lake Motosu is the third-largest of the Fuji Five Lakes in terms of surface area, and is the deepest, with a maximum water depth of 121.6 metres (399 feet), making it the ninth-deepest lake in Japan.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Place of Scenic Beauty
Maximum depth
138 m
Area
4.7 km²
Official website
motosuko.com

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Lake Motosu

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 3° · Rain 78 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kofu · 23 km north17°
  • Fujinomiya · 28 km south18°
  • Fuji · 34 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
August (241 mm)
Driest month
December (39 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Lake Motosu
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°15°20°22°26°27°23°18°14°9°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°4°9°13°17°18°15°9°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)43601041291432111842412371577839

Other places to visit in this season: May June July September

How to get to Lake Motosu

The nearest airport is Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ), 82 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kofu, 23 km to the north.

Airports

  • Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) Makinohara / Shimada 82 kmsouthwest
  • Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 98 kmnorthwest
  • Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kofu Population: 189.6K 23 kmnorth
  • Fujinomiya Population: 132.5K 27 kmsouth
  • Fuji Population: 245.4K 34 kmsouth
  • Numazu Population: 189.5K 48 kmsoutheast
  • Mishima Population: 107.9K 49 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lake Motosu

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 55 natural sites, 25 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Lake Shoji Lake 4 kmNE
  • Saiko Lake Lake 10 kmNE
  • Lake Kawaguchi Lake 16 kmE
  • Mount Fuji Mountain 17 kmSE

25–60 km35 places

  • Mount Senjō Mountain 46 kmNW
  • Mount Nokogiri Mountain 49 kmNW
  • Mount Aino Mountain 38 kmNW
  • Mount Echizen-dake Mountain 31 kmSE

60–100 km57 places

  • Honshu Island 80 kmNW
  • Enoshima Island 84 kmE
  • Hatsu-shima Island 71 kmSE
  • Chausu-yama Mountain 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

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Sources & licences

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