Directions to Sivananda Shojiko Retreat

By public transportation

1.Take highway bus to “Kawaguchiko station” then take local bus to “Shoji”.

There are many bus lines available from Kanto area as well as Kansai or even Kyushu area to reach “Kawaguchiko station” all year round . Also a few direct buses from Narita or Haneda airport are available. Please refer to the following links.
https://fujisan.ne.jp/en/access/

After arriving at Kawaguchiko station, take “Blue line” buses from # 1 bus station (at 9:35,10:35, 11:35, 13:35, 15:35) or another local bus route going to “Motosu lake” or “Shinfuji staion”  from #4 bus station (at 9:05,11:05, 17:38) . Get off at “Shoji” bus stop (bus stop #84).

An article of how to take a local bus may be helpful for you. Although it is written in Japanese only, you may get some idea.

Direction from the bus stop “Shoji”

Walk back toward the restaurant ‘Kotobuki’. Turn left immediately after the restaurant, then left again after the generator shed with metal fence. Go straight for 20 m and you will see the car park and we are the two-storey house on the right hand side.

Tips for the local bus ride

• There are not frequent buses between Kawaguchiko station and Shoji bus stop. Please check bus schedule in advance.
• It costs 1,140 yen from Kawaguchiko station to Shoji bus stop. Please make sure you have enough change or 1,000 yen bills. They don’t accept 5,000 yen or 10,000 yen bills. You can  use IC cards such as SUICA and PASMO.
• If you stay with us one night only or you have a plan to visit tourist attractions such as Kawaguchiko or Saiko area the day after your arrival (or the day before your departure), there is a 2-day unlimited bus ride ticket available at reasonable price. You may use this ticket for the Red line, Green line and Blue line route . Ticket is available at the ticket counter at Kawaguchiko station.
• It takes about 40 minutes from Kawaguchiko to Shoji. Buses tend to be delayed so please wait patiently.
• Please make sure that you get off at the “Shoji” bus stop (bus stop#84) .
• Be careful not to miss the last local bus (leaving Kawaguchiko Station at 17:38). It will cost about 7,000 JPY to reach here by taxi.

2. There are a direct highway bus leaves at 8:45am from Shinjuku bus terminal bound for Motosu Lake in July and August. Please get off at “Shoji- Kohan” then walk back the bus road about 10 minutes to find “Restaurant Kotobuki” on the left side. Follow the instruction as mentioned above after reaching the restaurant. 

3. Take a train to “Kawaguchiko Station” then take a local bus as instructed above. Please refer to the Fujikyu railway website : http://e.fujikyu-railway.jp/

From Chubu or Kansai area

You may take Shinkansen to “Shinfuji station” and take local bus bound to Mt. Fuji station (bus leaves at then get off at “Shoji” bus stop. It will take about 90 min. from “Shinfuji station” to “Shoji”.

By car

・Tomei Highway (from Tokyo area):Exit at Gotenba IC and take Route 138 towards Kawaguchiko (Lake Kawaguchi). Turn right at the traffic light ‘Akaike’ towards Shojiko (Lake Shoji).

・Shin Tomei Highway(from Nagoya area):Exit at Shin Fuji IC and take Route 139 towards Kawaguchiko. Turn left at the traffic light ‘Akaike’ towards Shojiko.

・Chuo Highway: Exit at Kofu Minami IC and take Route 358 towards Shoji-lake. After Shoji tunnel, turn right to enter Route 706. Turn right before restaurant ‘Kotobuki’. Turn left in front of the orange sign that says “ペンションたんぽぽ”.  As you move forward, you will find Shojiko Retreat which is a two- storey house with red roof.

Please inform us of your arrival by car in advance since the parking space is limited.
There tends to be much traffic on the road between Kawaguchiko IC and Shojiko during holiday seasons like ‘golden week’ and ‘a cherry blossom festival’. We suggest to take an alternative route to avoid the traffic.

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