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Mars GardenWood: Get a Fuji View in Gotemba

Mars GardenWood: Get a Fuji View in Gotemba

MarsGardenWood Gotemba (マースガーデンウッド御殿場) is a resort hotel located to the southeast of Mount Fuji, with many of the rooms offering direct views of Japan's signature mountain. Structured as a series of buildings set around a 6,600-square-meter (1.6-acre) garden, the location is just 10 minutes' drive from Gotemba Premium Outlet mall.

By Michael Kanert

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Mars GardenWood Gotemba

The three on-site restaurants include teppan-yaki and multi-course kaiseki cuisine, as well as a minimalist Italian restaurant. You'll also find natural hot springs, a beauty salon and massage facilities. The central pond features an impressive fountain show five times a day, illuminated in varying colors to take the shape of Mount Fuji.

Coming in around the lower-end luxury price range, the rooms feature automated curtains and self-opening toilets, as well as free water in the mini-bar. Just be aware that the outdoor walk to the Italian restaurant can be a little tricky in the rain!

Mars GardenWood Gotemba
Address: 1089 Higashitanaka, Gotemba City, Shizuoka

- www.mars-gw.jp

Michael Kanert

In Japan since 2001, I'm a former ALT trainer who's lived in Shizuoka, Saitama and Tokyo, and visited 34 of Japan's 47 prefectures (13 to go!). When I can get out from behind the editorial desk, I take photos, do bits of theater and practice German longsword.

www.thekanert.com