ACCESS TO MT.FUJI:
Access to the mountain climbing route of Mt. Fuji used a bus terminal “Busta Shinjuku” located at JR Shinjuku station.
From Shinjuku Express Bus Terminal “Basta Shinjuku 4th Floor” to “Mt. Fuji’s fifth station” it usually takes 2 hours 40 minutes.
However, the day we visited it took 3 hours 30 minutes due to traffic congestion.
Reservation is possible from one month in advance. Because it is a very popular means of transportation, I recommend making an early reservation.
The period during which you can climb Mt.Fuji from this course is from July 1st to September 10th.
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OVERVIEW OF MT.FUJI HIKING:
Mt.Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan with an altitude of 3776.24 m.
Because of high altitude sudden strong wind and rain may hinder walking, sufficient equipment, food and rest are necessary.
We stayed at mountain hut to do our best.
Even though we stay, we need to eat at 6 pm to see the sunrise, sleep at 7 pm and wake up at 10:30 pm.
By temporarily resting we were able to secure physical strength to climb the mountain road all night.
Click here for the mountain hut we stayed in
I left the mountain hut of the night at 11 o’clock, continued walking for about 6 hours 30 minutes and reached the summit of the mountain.
The morning sun we saw from the summit was the best, but on the other hand it was cold anyway.
If you go, we strongly recommend you to have enough warm clothes.
Also mountain hut is very popular so we recommend you to reserve it from about 2 months ago.
WHAT I BROUGHT TO MT.FUJI:
Trekking shoes
spats
Backpack & rain cover
Cold weather protection
Rain wear ( Gore-Tex )
gloves
hat
Garbage bag
Sufficient water
Behavioral diet
Washcloth
Sunscreen
Coin for toilet
Headlight
map
Acupuncture & Emergency Set
Dust mask
sunglasses
THIS 2-DAYS SCHEDULE:
Arrival at Mt. Fuji’s fifth station 15:00
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Depart Mt. Fuji’s fifth station 15:30
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Arrival at Mt. Fuji’s sixth station 16:00
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Mt. Fuji’s seventh station arrival 17:00
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Arrival at mountain hut 17:30
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Dinner 18: 00
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Bedtime 19:00
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Wake up 10:30
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Departure 11:00
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Mt. Fuji’s eighth station Arrival 02:30
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Mt. Fuji Arrival at the summit 04: 45
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Sunrise sightseeing 05: 00
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Down hill start 05: 30
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Start Shimoyama 08: 30
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Arrival of the restroom of the seventh eleventh (30 minutes break) 07: 00
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Arrival at the goal Mt. Fuji’s fifth station 9: 00
Map of the YOSHIDA ROUTE
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