Makaino Ranch: Mount Fuji🗻Check-in + Parent-child Day Trip👨👩👧👦📸
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Ranch Features: Mount Fuji check-in hotspot + close animal experience 🐑🌄
"Bakaino Ranch" located in Kiyosato Plateau, Yamanashi Prefecture, has many Mount Fuji check-in spots! The ranch is located on a high ground with a wide view. You can take photos with Mount Fuji from different angles. There are also super-chill swings, flower fields and grasslands as the background. It is definitely the perfect combination of "Mount Fuji + Nature"! ✨
🌟 Must-see spots:
1. 🎠 Mount Fuji Swing: Sit on the swing at the ranch with the majestic Mount Fuji in the background and take some fairy-like check-in photos easily!
2. 🌾 Grassland Fuji View: The grassland of the ranch faces Mount Fuji. You can lie on the grass and take a selfie with Mount Fuji!
3. 🦙 Alpaca x Mt. Fuji: Take a photo with the cute Alpaca with Mt. Fuji behind it. The composition is super cute!
4. 🌻 Seasonal flower fields + Mount Fuji: Sunflowers in summer, broom grass in autumn, combined with the view of Mount Fuji, the photos are very layered!
5. ☕ Mount Fuji View Cafe: The cafe in the ranch has open-air seats where you can enjoy Mount Fuji while drinking milk coffee!
📍 Address: 〒401-0501 3545 Kiyosato, Takane Town, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture
🚆 Transportation:
- From Tokyo:
1. Take the JR Chuo Main Line from Shinjuku Station to Kobuchizawa Station (about 2.5 hours)🚄
2. Transfer to a taxi or ranch shuttle bus (about 15 minutes)🚌
- 🚗 Self-driving: About 2.5 hours from central Tokyo, free parking available at the ranch
⏰ Opening hours:
- March to November: 9:00-17:00
- December to February: 9:30 to 16:00 (Closed on Tuesdays, excluding holidays)
💰 Admission fee:
- Adults (junior high school students and above): ¥1,500
- Elementary school students: ¥800
- Infant (over 3 years old): ¥500
📸 Tips for taking photos of Mount Fuji
✅ Best season: Autumn (October-November) when the weather is clear and the visibility of Mount Fuji is high! 🍁
✅ Golden time: 9-11 am, the light is the softest and the photos are the most beautiful~🌅
✅ Check-in props: Bring a straw hat, sunglasses, etc. to make taking photos more enjoyable! 👒🕶️
✅ Ranch limited souvenirs: Mount Fuji shaped cookies, fresh milk, must-buy souvenirs! 🎁