Originally Posted by
jib71
You can also take roads that go deep into the "terrifying" forested areas around the foot of Mt. Fuji (the "Aokigahara") and then up into the "highlands" - a plateau of golf courses and dairy farms.
You might want to mention what makes the forests "terrifying" -- they're Japan's most popular place to commit suicide (usually by hanging) and a gruesome number of corpses are discovered there every year. The area wouldn't be my first choice for a nice hike in Japan...