Highlights
- Overnight hiking adventure up Mt Fuji
- Watch the sun rise from the top of Mt Fuji
- Relax your tired muscles in an onsen (spa) hot spring bath
- Enjoy stunning views across the Japanese landscape
- Professional English-speaking Guide
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Useful Information
Hiking Mt Fuji
After meeting with your guide, travel by coach to Mt Fuji. On your way, enjoy a drive through stunning scenery that offers magnificent views of Mt Fuji from different angles. On arrival at the fifth station, located at 7,560 feet (2,304 meters), you can relax, have a Japanese-style lunch at the fifth station restaurant (own expense ) and prepare for the climb ahead.
At approximately 1pm, start your ascent of Mt Fuji. The hike has two parts -- the first section to the seventh station, located at 9,457 feet (2,910 meters), takes 3-4 hours along designated paths. Have dinner and rest for a few hours at a toyokan (mountain hut) to become acclimatized to the altitude. The huts are very basic and have wooden bunk beds that are more for resting than sleeping.
At 10pm, start the second part of your climb. Be guided by the moonlight and the beam of your flashlight as you walk over steep rocky outcrops to reach the summit of Mt Fuji, where you’ll wait for the first rays of dawn to peek through the horizon.
Day 2: Mt Fuji - Tokyo (B)
You can’t help but feel the thrill of all the mountain explorers who’ve come before you as you watch the sun rise from the top of Mt Fuji. While you eat your breakfast bento box, take this time to appreciate the natural beauty unfolding as day breaks. If time permits, you can walk the rim of the caldera (90 minutes) before your descent back to the fifth station.
Then, travel to Laka Yamanaka Hot Springs, the famous onsen (meaning ‘spa’) baths at Beni Fuji no Yu to soak your tired muscles. As you relax in the open-air hot spring baths, enjoy the garden setting and the excellent views of Mt Fuji. The onsen also has steam rooms, saunas and waterfall showers to soothe your aches and pains. Enjoy lunch at the restaurant (own expense) or have a massage before boarding the coach for the return trip to Tokyo.
Please see below for notes on what to bring and expect on this Mt Fuji experience.
Tour operates only in July and August.
Itinerary
The summit of Mt Fuji is 12,388 feet (3,776 meters) above sea level and altitude sickness may occur. The rest stop at the mountain hut is designed to acclimatize you to the altitude so you can avoid altitude sickness.
Mountain Hut :
The sleeping area at the mountain hut is mixed-gender with bunk beds. The space allotted to each participant is typically about 17 square feet (1.6 square meters), so be aware that you may not be able to sleep comfortably. There are no bathing facilities at the lodge. Non-flushing Japanese toilets are located outside the lodge (Western-style toilets are not available).
What to bring:
- Flashlight/torch or headlamp
- Warm clothing
- Good walking shoes or boots
- Water bottle
Reviewed by Ken, August 2012
Very good, exactly what I wanted, tour guide spoke excellent english for it not being his first language.
Reviewed by Matthew C, September 2012
The only part of the tour that we were dissapointed with was the hot springs after the climb. We were told by Viator to bring our bathingsuit and towels when in fact, in Japan the hotsprings are used naked. We were not comfortable with this and therefore did not go into the hotsprings. This was VERY dissapointing to us and had we known we would have chosed a different trip. Our tour guide was understanding but there was nothing she could do except tell us to complain to Viator. You really shouldnt tell your customers the wrong information. We will not be booking with you again.
