Lake Haruna & Haruna-Fuji
榛名湖
A crater lake at 1,084 m that mirrors the cone-shaped Haruna-Fuji. A cable car takes you to the summit, and the road here is the inspiration for the Akina mountain pass in Initial D.
Lake Haruna is a lake on the caldera plateau of Mount Haruna, with a surface at about 1,084 m above sea level. The cone-shaped Haruna-Fuji on its shore is reflected in the water and called 'upside-down Haruna-Fuji'. The Haruna-Fuji cable car takes about 3 minutes to reach the summit, where you can look out over the Kanto Plain. The lake has swan boats and sightseeing boats. In winter, when the lake freezes, you can ice-fish for smelt. The mountain road from Ikaho to Lake Haruna has a series of consecutive hairpin bends. It is the prototype of 'Akina' in the manga Initial D and attracts many car enthusiasts. From Ikaho Onsen, take a bus for about 25 minutes.
Opening hours
Open all day (cable car about 09:00–17:00)
Nearby sights
- Haruna Shrine
- Kajika Bridge
- Ikaho Open-air Bath
- Ikaho Shrine
- Ikaho Stone Steps
- Takehisa Yumeji Ikaho Memorial Museum
- Mizusawa Kannon & Mizusawa Udon
- Ikaho Green Bokujo