How to Enjoy Mt. Fuji Without the Crowds During Peak Season

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   @michaelsmith7193 12 months ago

   Oh, what wonderful “insider intel”! I hope I get a chance to use it!

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   @fattiger6957 12 months ago

   I really like how Japanese people call Mt Fuji, "Fuji-san". Really shows how much affection they have for the mountain to anthropomorphize it like that.

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   @Andy-4342 12 months ago

   Awesome advice! Planning to make the trip in a couple of years. Definitely going to want to wear boots with good ankle support. Would you say its better to go at the beginning of the main season or towards the end? Thank you for the awesome video. 👍❤😎🙏

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   @tomburns7544 12 months ago

   Thank you, Quinlan. 👍

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   @Ebulus199 12 months ago

   The best japan based youtuber. Currently binging your videos.

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   @inabearsuit2425 12 months ago

   Cicadas were intent on being present in your video.

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   @Nynke_K 12 months ago

   I have to say, you're making the ascent of Mount Fuji sound a lot less bad! It still isn't my cup of tea, but doing it in either of the ways you recommend sounds like a lot less of a suffer fest 😅. Out of interest: would you recommend bringing a headlamp with a red light for nightly bathroom visits in lodges? (That's a tip I remember from mountain huts in Austria)

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   @takuan650 12 months ago

   Good informative video. I personally find that Mt. Fuji looks at its best from a distance. The trek on the mountain itself is just a crowded rocky gravel slog. There are countless other fantastic treks in the Japanese alps or other locations which are simply magic. I live in Japan and can safely say that my Mt. Fuji experience was a disappointment.

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   @Trailerwizard69 12 months ago

   i shall conquer this mountain. i shall run up it and and easy my way down.

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    @Guillaume7372 12 months ago

    Thanks for the tip….but a little late 😂😂 I just hiked Fuji san yesterday (Saturday -day hike) via the Fujinomiya trail (so rocky/slippery and hard😅).

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    @CelticUchuu 12 months ago

    I'd likely choose another mountaain. Perhaps one where you could camp at the summit so you could arrive the day before.

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    @zoomingjapan 12 months ago

    Hey, thank you for this. I climbed Mt. Fuji in 2010 before it became a World Heritage Site. The mountain hut we booked called us and said our reservation is being cancelled as there was a bad typhoon approaching. I lived in Japan during that time, but my brother came visiting and we were running out of time. I re-scheduled everything. Originally we wanted to take the Yoshida Trail, but ended up taking the Fujinomiya one. It was super empty because the typhoon was still going on a bit and you couldn't even see your hands in front of your eyes, that's how we hiked all the way up. Sleeping in one of those mountain huts was impossible like you described – even with earplugs. But at least you could rest your body a bit and get it accustomed to the height which is something a lot of people underestimate. No sunrise to be seen. Also, no time to check out any of the craters…. half way back down it finally started to clear up and for the first time we could actually see the trail and things around us …… I don't live in Japan anymore and it's unlikely I'll be visiting in summer again, but I still would love to hike up to Mt. Fuji a second time. I'm an avid hiker now, so it would be interesting to see the difference between my hiking experience back then and now. 🙂 Also, the cicadas in the video were very loud, maybe next time do a voice over or something. 😉

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    @sporkcunt8100 12 months ago

    “Sir this is a McDonald’s”

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    @sporkcunt8100 12 months ago

    8:00 this is actually ridiculous that’s not hiking that’s waiting on a line to the summit that’s awful definitely using this guide if I ever got to Fuji

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    @ginkgosunmontana7628 12 months ago

    yes, would love to hear about the nationalist shinto story you mentioned! Love your videos!!