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Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi / 西湖いやしの里根場

Saiko Iyashi-no-Sato Nenba

A village of restored thatched-roof farmhouses, rebuilt on the site of the old Nenba hamlet lost in a 1966 typhoon, with craft workshops (incense, glass), costume dressing and, on clear days, views of Mt. Fuji over the thatched roofs.

Thatched-roof farmhouses along a path with bamboo fences, with snow-capped Mt Fuji between them
Saiko Iyashi-no-Sato Nenba and Mt Fuji (photo taken November 2011)Photo: Masanori88 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (resized) · License · Source

Last official check

26 Sept 2026

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Next scheduled check

25 Dec 2026

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Open every day (check the notes below)

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Opening hours

9:00-17:00 March-November (last entry 16:30); 9:30-16:30 December-February (last entry 16:00).

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Closed

Open every day (occasional closures for maintenance).

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Admission

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Getting there

About 20 minutes by car from Kawaguchiko IC; 40 minutes on the Green Line loop bus from Kawaguchiko Station to Saiko Iyashi-no-Sato.

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Parking

About 300 car spaces; buses and large vehicles OK.

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
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Address: Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi (Japanese address: 山梨県南都留郡富士河口湖町西湖根場2710)

Official site: https://saikoiyashinosatonenba.jp/

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