Misaka Pass

Yamanashi

Scenic Views & Townscapes

Gardens & Nature

# Scenic View

# Mt. Fuji

# Ukiyo-e

# Katsushika Hokusai

Wooden signpost for scenic spots on a mountain pass, surrounded by bare trees in late autumn or winter.

A narrow, dry ravine with steep slopes covered in brown fallen leaves and silhouettes of bare deciduous trees.

A weathered stone Jizo statue housed in a small wooden shelter, with offerings placed at its base.

View of a modern building in the green valley, surrounded by dense trees under a bright sky, suggesting spring or summer.

A hilltop clearing on the pass with a distant signpost and an empty billboard, framed by bare trees in a sunny, cold landscape.

Key Points

The setting for one of Hokusai’s famous ukiyo-e woodblock prints from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
A breathtaking view of Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi
A historic route connecting Kofu Basin and the base of Mt. Fuji

Misaka Pass, straddling the border between Fujikawaguchiko Town and Fuefuki City in Yamanashi Prefecture, is more than just a scenic mountain road: it’s also been immortalized in ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai’s Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. One of the series’ most enigmatic works, “Koshu Misaka Suimen” (“The Surface of the Water at Misaka”), captures the striking image of Mount Fuji reflected upside-down in calm lake waters – an effect known as Sakasa Fuji (inverted Fuji).
Though the actual view of inverted Fuji typically requires reaching the shore of Lake Kawaguchi, Hokusai’s composition blends both the elevated panoramic view from the pass and the emotional impact of descending to the lakeside to witness the reflection. From Misaka Pass, reachable by car or bus, visitors can catch the real-life view that inspired the Edo period artist, with a breathtaking vista of Mt. Fuji.

Information

Spot information including address, access, and website
Address	Misakacho Tonoki, Fuefuki, Yamanashi
Access from Tokyo	(1) From Tokyo Station, take the Chūō Line Chuo Special Rapid to Shinjuku Station (approx. 14 min). (2) At Shinjuku Station, walk to Busta Shinjuku (approx. 2 minutes). (3) From Busta Shinjuku, take the bus (bound for Kawaguchiko Sta.) to Kawaguchiko Sta. (approx. 1 hr 35 min). (4) From Kawaguchiko Sta., take the bus (bound for Kofu Station Bus Terminal) to Tonoki (approx. 25 min). (5) From Tonoki, walk to the Misaka Pass (approx. 45 minutes). Show route from Tokyo Station