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Hi there, my friend and i will be ascending MT Fuji on the 26th of June 2013, looking for people to join us to climb the mountain, we will be staying at Royal Hotel Kawaguciko on the 25th June. Do drop me an email if interested. thanks :)

nwcigotbetter2009@live.com

Good afternoon!

I am going to be a couple of weeks in Japan for business trip. I should have finished my duties for 3rd of June and I was thinking about climbing the Mt Fuji on 4th (coming from Hamamatsu) or on 6th of June (coming from Kioto).

I have been checking in internet and realized that during june there are not daily public transportation to the any 5th station from Kioto or Hamamatsu.

I can not schedule the travel for the weekend, and the idea I had it is to try to go up and down in the same day. I understand that the most of the people sleep at least 1 night, but I quite short of time and two days, it should be too much. Anyway, I have climbed several over 3,000 mts mountains and I am running 2- 3 times a week lately... So, it should be manageable. Always having respect to the mountain, and if it is necessary, I would stop and come back whenever I felt so.

Could anyone advise about transportation to the 5th station? And it is realistic to think about up/down in the very same day?

Thank you very much in advance for your kind reply,

Cs_edu

Hi!

I have som Alpine climbing and glacier walking experience and I am in quite good condition. I need some advice or in best case a climbing parterner. Anyone interested or have some useful info for me?

/Cagatay

Hi there,

seems like I am not able to find the most effective way (cost vs. time) to get to Mt. Fuji RAILWAY station - could anybody point me into the right direction? Gekko-ju station would also do...

Thanks!
Thomas

My husband and I plan to climb Mt Fuji on 16 September and want to start early that morning. What is the best means of transportation to Kawajuchiko 5th station? We want to arrive the evening of the 15th but it looks like there is no public transportation then. What other options are there for transportation?

Hello,

I am planning to climb Mount Fuji in August, and would like to time the ascent to be on top by sunrise. I was going to do that via Gotemba, but looking at the bus time tables ( http://www.japan-guide.com/bus/fuji_season.html ), I'm pretty confused.

The last bus at Gotemba Fifth Station arrives at around 5pm, so with the ascent taking 6-7 hours, I'd be at the top by midnight and probably freeze to death before sunrise. Since Gotemba Fifth is supposedly just a parking lot, waiting there for five hours before starting to climb seems little more attractive. I've also had the idea to possibly rent a bicycle in Gotemba, but there doesn't seem to be a bike rental available (but maybe I've missed it).

Taking the Subashiri trail seems only slightly better, with the last bus arriving at 8pm, and the ascent taking five hours.

What am I missing? Is my impression correct that, for a tourist who doesn't want to spend 10000 yen on a taxi but still see the sun rise, the only real option is going via Kawaguchiko and take the last bus arriving at 10pm?

Thanks!

I will probably be climbing Mt Fuji somewhere between 8-12 of July and looking for climbing company.

Anyone interested?

/ Andreas