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Lake Shoji

Local name: 精進湖

Located in Fuji-yoshida Shi, Yamanashi Coordinates: 35°29′23″ N 138°36′25″ E

Lake Shoji
hogeasdf · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
899 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fujikawaguchiko Town
7 km E
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
FSZ Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport86 km
MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport97 km

About Lake Shoji

Lake Shoji is a lake. Location: Fuji-yoshida Shi, Yamanashi. Elevation: 899 m.

From Wikipedia

Lake Shōji (精進湖, Shōji-ko) is one of the Fuji Five Lakes and located in the town of Fujikawaguchiko in southern Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji, Japan. Lake Shōji is the smallest of the Fuji Five Lakes in terms of surface area, and third deepest, with a maximum water depth of 15.2 metres (50 ft).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
864
Heritage designation
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Place of Scenic Beauty
Maximum depth
15 m
Area
50 ha
Official website
shojiko-kanko.com

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Lake Shoji

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 · 20 km north17°
  • Fujinomiya · 30 km south18°
  • Fuji · 37 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 Shoji
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°10°15°20°22°25°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 Shoji

The nearest airport is Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ), 86 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kofu, 20 km to the north.

Airports

  • Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) Makinohara / Shimada 86 kmsouthwest
  • Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 97 kmnorthwest
  • Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kofu Population: 189.6K 20 kmnorth
  • Fujinomiya Population: 132.5K 30 kmsouth
  • Fuji Population: 245.4K 37 kmsouth
  • Numazu Population: 189.5K 49 kmsoutheast
  • Mishima Population: 107.9K 50 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Lake Shoji

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 56 natural sites, 27 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Saiko Lake Lake 7 kmE
  • Lake Kawaguchi Lake 13 kmE
  • Mount Fuji Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Mount Kenashi Mountain 10 kmSW

25–60 km38 places

  • Mount Senjō Mountain 46 kmNW
  • Mount Nokogiri Mountain 48 kmNW
  • Mount Aino Mountain 38 kmNW
  • Mount Echizen-dake Mountain 33 kmSE

60–100 km58 places

  • Honshu Island 79 kmNW
  • Enoshima Island 82 kmE
  • Hatsu-shima Island 72 kmSE
  • Chausu-yama Mountain 80 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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Sources & licences

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