Fuji in autumn, for everyone who has seen it from Lake Kawaguchi and everyone still planning the trip.

This framed Mount Fuji poster is an original illustration in the mid-century Japan travel poster tradition, a new composition made for RaZits rather than a scan of a historic print. It is also one of the more personal Japan gifts you can give, since it names one lake rather than a whole country.

The design: Fuji from the Kawaguchiko shore

The design is drawn flat — an eye-level view from the lake shore across calm blue water to the snow-capped cone of Mount Fuji, with a red-orange Japanese maple bough draping in from the top-right corner over the sky and the mountain's shoulder.

A small pagoda sits on a wooded promontory on the far left shore, a low blue range and a thin strip of town run along the far bank, and the foreground water carries warm reflections of the peach sky and the maple down to a dark rocky edge scattered with fallen red leaves.

The lettering names the place the way a travel poster should: LAKE in small letterspaced serif between two rules, KAWAGUCHI large in navy with a cream keyline, and JAPAN in letterspaced rust-red beneath it, with a small red blossom emblem below, all set in the pale cream sky at the upper left. The whole piece is worked in cream, steel blue, navy, vermilion, orange and white.

This is Fuji in maple season rather than the familiar cherry-blossom version. It is Japanese wall art for people who know this lake in November, when the shoreline maples usually turn red and the town holds an autumn leaves festival. Anyone who has been there will place it from across the room.

A Mount Fuji poster that goes straight on the wall

• Black wood frame: a clean dark edge that sets off the art and sits easily beside other black frames
• Acrylite front in place of glass: lighter, and it does not shatter in transit
• Hanging hardware included: no assembly, and no trip to a frame shop first
• Easy care: wipe the acrylite front with a soft, dry or slightly damp cloth; skip ammonia-based, solvent or abrasive cleaners

Who it's for

It is for Japan travelers who have done the Fuji Five Lakes loop, autumn-foliage chasers and travel-poster collectors. Hang it where you pass it every day: by the front door, on a stair landing, or in the room where the next trip gets planned. A Mount Fuji print with a story behind it also makes a gift for a honeymoon or anniversary trip to Japan, a student home from a semester abroad, a first apartment or Christmas.

Quick answers

Is either size big enough to hang over a sofa?

On its own, either size reads small over a full-size sofa or bed, so there it works best as part of a group of frames. To check any wall, tape up a paper rectangle of the same size and look at it from across the room.

Is Mount Fuji really that close to Lake Kawaguchi?

Yes. Lake Kawaguchi (Kawaguchiko) is one of the Fuji Five Lakes at the northern foot of Mount Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture, roughly two hours from Tokyo. On clear days the mountain rises directly across the water from the northern shore.

Where should it not hang?

Keep it out of damp rooms, such as bathrooms, and out of prolonged direct sunlight.

How high should I hang it?

Use a proper wall hook rather than a small nail. A common rule of thumb puts the center of the art about 57 inches from the floor, which is roughly eye level.

Shipping and returns

Free US shipping. US delivery usually 5–12 business days. Easy 30-day returns.

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