Gazing down on Japan from atop its symbolic mountain is high on the bucket list for most visitors and residents alike, but at 3,766m it’s not the effortless stroll that many elderly Japanese people make it seem. If climbing Mount Fuji is your summer to-do this year, here’s what you need to know.
== LINKS ===
Check out our article guide to Mt. Fuji:
https://tokyocheapo.com/entertainment/outdoors/climbing-fuji-how-to-climb-japans-most-famous-mountain/
WILLER TRAVEL Tours:
https://willerexpress.com/en/tour/fuji/climbing/?aid=525
Beautiful day-trip hikes in Japan:
== CHAPTERS ===
0:00 Intro
0:30 Before you climb: What you need to know
1:51 Gear
3:10 Mount Fuji’s Trails
4:08 When to climb Mt. Fuji
5:22 Mt. Fuji’s 5th Station
5:56 5th to 7th Station
7:42 Mountain huts
8:22 Sunrise on Mt. Fuji
9:15 Food and water
9:51 8th Station to the summit
10:18 Mt. Fuji’s summit
10:54 The descent
11:16 Outro
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Intro sequence by the most talented Peter Laugesen : http://pjlaugesen.com
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* Japanese Salaryman Asleep https://www.flickr.com/photos/istolethetv/
* Domestic Cat https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alvesgaspar
* Saraninman https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%E7%AB%B9%E4%B8%8B%E7%AB%A0%E5%A4%AA%E9%83%8E
* Wild Cat http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/34298
* Ginza Holiday Promenade https://www.flickr.com/photos/yoshikazut/
* Shibuya Crossing https://www.flickr.com/photos/31029865@N06/
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Keep an eye out for our Mt. Fuji transport video guide coming soon, and let us know, have you climbed Mt. Fuji before?
I’ll want to go to Japan this year haven’t been since 2018
What a great experience climbing Mt. Fuji was! We were so lucky with the perfect weather 😊
I recommend not taking a large amount of water on the climb as it is heavy. Water may be a little expensive on Mt. Fuji, but the price is not prohibitive and IMHO it’s worth it so you don’t have to carry lots of water. Also, I recommend not taking super-sugary snacks if you don’t normally eat them.
Amazing weather you had! I hope to climb it in the next couple of years. I was hoping to do it in 2020, but didn't make any concrete plans at the time that lockdown happened. Did you have to pay extra for toilet use at the 7th station where you were staying?
Ok so i did this last week. One thing no one mentions is this. I bought my bus ticket from shinjuku station to 5th station with my credit card. I didnt buy a return ticket because i didnt know what time i would be down mountain but the guy said you can just buy ticket back to shinjuku at 5th station bus terminal. When i got back to 5th station I find out they dont take credit card, theres no atms anywhere at 5th station and no money exchange anywhere. So there i was with plenty of us dollars and just a few yen ,not enough to buy bus ticket. It took me and hour walking up to strangers asking to please exchange yen for my us dollars. Half looked at me crazy, i would have too. Finally i found some guy and i gave him a deal i was desperate. $100 usd for 10,000 yen. I lost out on 4,000 yen but i was happy to get outta there. Bring plenty of yen to buy bus ticket back if you dont have one already. Other than that great experience. 🤙🏽
Who was that bogan cameraman? But seriously, this was one of the best quick videos on how best to safely climb Fujisan!
My goodness it’s beautiful 😍 You two are definitely fantastic inspiration 😊
When I summited Fuji it was early September and it felt like I experienced every season. I saw less equipped hikers who were wearing street clothes being turned around early on. It was raining for most of the ascent and at sunrise at the summit I was scared for another hiker that seemed extremely wet and cold, but with whom I could not communicate. As we descended the sun came out and it was warm enough for short sleeves.
What a great informative video. That sunrise was to die for. This one’s definitely on my bucket list now. Think I will have to “ borrow” those hiking sticks. 🤣
Really enjoyed your hike up Fuji, the vending machine on the top did make me chuckle too. Excellent camera shots throughout this video. Best wishes to all the team
Wonderful video. Thank you very much for all the advice.
Y'all went real hard into the abroad in japan look of all your thumbnails and logo…
I really like your smile! I will go mt fuji next month too, thank you for the tips