While you can drive here, there are multiple express trains that can take you to Yamanashi prefecture or Shizuoka prefecture within a couple of hours from Tokyo.

To do:

• Drive on Melody Road in Shizuoka - A special road near Fuji that has rumble strips that are specially built to play a famous Japanese song as you drive across them

• Ride the Gakunan Electric Train - Historic train with beautiful views of Fuji

To see:

• Beautiful views from Lake Kawaguchiko