- Anime
- Laid-Back Camp
- Area
- Minobu, Yamanashi
- Routes
- On 1 route
- Sources
- 1 official page
The lakeside campground from the first episode, with the view of Mt. Fuji printed on the 1,000-yen note. Yamanashi's official tourism site lists it among the anime's model locations and says only campers who have checked in at reception may enter.
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Getting in and what the lakeshore offers
Yamanashi's tourism site says the campground is popular because Lake Motosu and Mt. Fuji can both be seen from it. Visitors check in at the reception building, and the area beyond it, down to the lakeshore, is open only to people who have checked in. Day camping is also an option for those who are not staying overnight.
The same page notes that the reception sells curry noodles, which the page presents as the thing to eat here, ideally by the lake with Mt. Fuji in view. It suggests gathering pinecones and firewood for a campfire while you eat.
The road and the viewpoint nearby
The prefectural page describes the approach as a climb up Prefectural Route 300, known as the Honsu road and nicknamed Koshu Iroha-zaka, toward Lake Motosu and through the Nakanokura Tunnel. Next to the restroom near the campground, a signpost marks the trailhead for the Nakanokura Pass lookout.
From that trailhead it is about 620 meters, roughly 20 to 30 minutes on foot, to the lookout with the famous 1,000-yen-note view. The page adds that the photograph "Lakeside in Spring" by Koyo Okada was adopted as the design for Japanese banknotes, formerly the 5,000-yen note and now the 1,000-yen note.
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