- Elevation
- 899 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- FSZ Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport90 km
- HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport100 km
About Saiko Lake
Saiko Lake is a lake. Location: Fuji-yoshida Shi, Yamanashi. Elevation: 899 m.
Western Lake (西湖, Saiko), sometimes Saiko, is one of the Fuji Five Lakes and located in the town of Fujikawaguchiko in southern Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji, Japan. It is the fourth of the Fuji Five Lakes in terms of surface area, and second deepest, with a maximum water depth of 71.1 metres (233 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
- 73 m
- Area
- 2.1 km²
- Official website
- saiko-kankou.jp
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Saiko Lake
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Lake Kawaguchi 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Lake Shoji hogeasdf · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Saiko Lake
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 15° · Night 4° · Rain 87 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 22 km northwest17°
- Fujinomiya · 32 km south18°
- Fuji · 37 km south20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- August (293 mm)
- Driest month
- December (40 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 10° | 16° | 21° | 23° | 26° | 28° | 24° | 19° | 15° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | -1° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 4° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 64 | 111 | 144 | 164 | 235 | 214 | 293 | 270 | 178 | 87 | 40 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September
How to get to Saiko Lake
The nearest airport is Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ), 90 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kofu, 22 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) Makinohara / Shimada 90 kmsouthwest
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 100 kmeast
- Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 100 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Kofu Population: 189.6K 22 kmnorthwest
- Fujinomiya Population: 132.5K 32 kmsouth
- Fuji Population: 245.4K 37 kmsouth
- Numazu Population: 189.5K 47 kmsouth
- Mishima Population: 107.9K 47 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Saiko Lake
Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 57 natural sites, 32 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km7 places
- Lake Shoji Lake 7 kmW
- Mount Kenashi Mountain 16 kmSW
- Lake Motosu Lake 10 kmSW
- Fuefuki River River 19 kmW
25–60 km39 places
- Mount Senjō Mountain 52 kmNW
- Mount Nokogiri Mountain 53 kmNW
- Mount Aino Mountain 45 kmW
- Mount Echizen-dake Mountain 31 kmS
60–100 km83 places
- Honshu Island 83 kmNW
- Jōga Shima Island 94 kmSE
- Enoshima Island 75 kmE
- Hatsu-shima Island 67 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Fujikawaguchiko Town Municipality, Minamitsuru-gun0.9 km NW
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Fujikawaguchiko Town, Fujikawaguchiko Town1.1 km S -
Narusawa Village, Narusawa Village2.2 km SE
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Narusawa Village Municipality, Minamitsuru-gun8 km S
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Fujiyoshida Town, Fuji-yoshida Shi12 km SE
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Nishikatsura Town Municipality, Minamitsuru-gun14 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lake Kawaguchi Lake, Japan6 km E
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Lake Shoji Lake, Fuji-yoshida Shi7.3 km W
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Lake Motosu Lake, Fuji-yoshida Shi10 km SW -
Mount Fuji Mountain, Japan16 km S -
Lake Yamanaka Lake, Yamanashi19 km SE
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Fuefuki River River, Japan19 km W
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Mount Kenashi Mountain, Fujinomiya Shi16 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources