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Mount Fuji above Lake Kawaguchi. Photo: Marion & Christoph Aistleitner \/ CC0<\/a> (Wikimedia Commons<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Halal Gourmet Japan lists ten restaurants around Mount Fuji (as of October 2026). Seven are on the Yamanashi side, in Fujiyoshida, Fujikawaguchiko and Narusawa, and three are on the Shizuoka side, in Gotemba and Oyama.<\/p>\n

The towns around Mount Fuji are spread out, so deciding in advance where you will stop to eat makes it easier to plan your route. This guide covers the nine restaurants whose listing pages describe their halal arrangements, in this order: Fujiyoshida, then Kawaguchiko, Saiko and Narusawa, and finally Gotemba and Ashigara on the Shizuoka side. The descriptions are based on what each restaurant says on its listing page.<\/p>\n

Fujiyoshida<\/h2>\n

T&T Fujiyama Halal Restaurant<\/a><\/strong> in Koasumi, Fujiyoshida, is a Muslim-owned Japanese restaurant. Its listing page shows that it has halal certification, serves halal meat, uses halal seasonings, is pork-free, has halal options, serves no alcoholic drinks, and has a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, vegetarian options and a prayer space. We tried its hoto and ramen, and you can read about it in our visit report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also in Fujiyoshida, Uoyoshikaikan<\/a><\/strong> in Asahi serves Japanese food, and its listing page says it is close to Mount Fuji, the Fuji Five Lakes, Oshino Hakkai, Arakurayama Sengen Park and other sights. It only accepts Muslim guests visiting as a group. There is a Japanese-style room where you can pray, and takeaway bento is also available. It is pork-free, uses halal seasonings, and has halal options and a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware.<\/p>\n

Kawaguchiko, Saiko and Narusawa<\/h2>\n

For hoto, there is HOUTO\u3000LABO<\/a><\/strong> in Fujikawaguchiko. According to its listing page, it uses halal meat and halal seasonings and no pork, and it offers halal options, a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, and vegetarian options.<\/p>\n

ALLADIN India restaurant<\/a><\/strong>, in Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko, is a Muslim-owned Indian restaurant. It has halal certification, serves halal meat, uses halal seasonings, is pork-free, has halal options and serves no alcoholic drinks.<\/p>\n

If you are heading out to Lake Saiko, you can eat at MOMOYA<\/a><\/strong> in Saikonishi, Fujikawaguchiko, which has a prayer room. According to its listing page, it serves halal meat, uses halal seasonings, and has halal options, a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, and vegetarian options.<\/p>\n

At Fujiten Snow Resort in Narusawa, Fujiten Snow Resort\u3000Restaurant Yodel<\/a><\/strong> is on the second floor of the center house. For Muslim and vegetarian guests, it offers vegetable curry and pasta made without meat or alcohol, and it can serve them on disposable tableware if you ask. Its listing page shows halal options, vegetarian options and a prayer space.<\/p>\n

Gotemba and Ashigara on the Shizuoka side<\/h2>\n

Kintokitei<\/a><\/strong> in Gotemba serves Japanese food made with seasonal ingredients, centered on its specialty kamameshi (rice, meat and vegetables cooked in a small pot). It also offers a roast beef bowl made with halal-certified beef, either on its own or as a set with soba noodles. On the halal side, it uses halal meat and halal seasonings, is pork-free, and has halal options, vegetarian options and a prayer space.<\/p>\n

In Hagiwara, Gotemba, Wakan Kissa Sakura<\/a><\/strong> is inside the Sakuramichi Futon Shop. It serves a dish it calls “Vegan & Halal Massaman Curry”, made without animal-derived ingredients or alcohol and built on coconut milk and spices, and you can choose from 21 herbal teas. Its listing page shows that it uses halal seasonings and has halal options and a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware.<\/p>\n

If you are driving from Tokyo on the Tomei Expressway, you can stop at Tomei Expressway Ashigara SA (Nagoya-bound)<\/a><\/strong> on the way. According to its listing page, it is a large service area on the Nagoya-bound side, close to Tokyo and convenient, and on a clear day you can see Mount Fuji. It uses halal meat and halal seasonings, offers halal options and does not serve alcoholic drinks. There is also a prayer space.<\/p>\n

Prayer spaces and mosques<\/h2>\n

We list eight mosques and prayer spaces around Mount Fuji.<\/p>\n