Acoustic bar

Check out this little bar if you're interested in meeting locals and if you think watching middle aged salarymen jamming classic rock and blues sounds like fun. Beers are 500 yen and there's usually a free live show on the second Tuesday of every month. Because it's so small, you'll end up talking to people. The bar mastaa is one of the sweetest guys you'll ever meet.

Acoustic is just around the corner from Fuji City Hall. Click here for a map.

Hiromi Park

Along with Iwamotoyama Park, Hiromi Park is one of the best places in the city for hanami. While Iwamotoyama Park has both plum and cherry blossoms, Hiromi Park is a mecca for only sakura - the beautiful, delicate stuff that lasts just a short while and then falls to the ground like pink snow.

You can get to the park by bike or foot or take the Obuchi Danchi bus from Yoshiwara Chuo bus station. This is the exact location.
Hiromi Park also has a museum and contemporary art sculptures. It's pretty all year round; not just in sakura season.