Bus timetable for Kawaguchiko 5th station in September, October, and November 2009
A bus runs everyday from Kawaguchiko station (Fujikyu Railway Line) to the 5th station of Mount Fuji Kawaguchiko Trail until November 30th.
Snow town Yeti Opened for 2009 - 2010 Season
Snow town Yeti opened for 2009 - 2010 season.
Oct. 17, 2009 - Apr. 4, 2010
regular hours:
9:00 - 22:00 (weekdays)
8:00 - 22:00 (Saturdays, Sundays, holidays)
night hours:
16:00 - 22:00
all-night hours:
16:00 - 8:00 (next morning)
Nov. 22,
Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26, 30, 31
Jan. 2, 9, 10, 16, 23, 30
Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27
Mar. 6, 13
Fares:
Oct. 17 - Nov. 8, Mar. 23 - Apr. 4
regular hours:
adult: 2,000, children: 1,500 (weekdays)
adult: 2,800, children: 2,000 (Saturdays, Sundays, holidays)
night hours:
adult: 1,500, children: 1,000 (weekdays)
admission only:
Bus schedule for September, October, and November 2009
Highway Bus
A highway bus runs from Shinjuku (Tokyo) to Kawaguchiko Trail 5th station (Mt. Fuji).
The map of the highway bus terminal can be found here.
End of official climbing season
Official climbing season for 2009 ended on August 31.
Mountain huts will be closed within a few days (or weeks depending on each hut), and bus schedule will be shifted to off-season timetable.
For mountain hut information, refer to:
http://mountfujiguide.com/guide/Fujinomiya_Trail [Fujinomiya Trail]
http://mountfujiguide.com/guide/Gotemba_Trail [Gotemba Trail]
http://mountfujiguide.com/guide/Subashiri_Trail [Subashiri Trail]
http://mountfujiguide.com/guide/Kawaguchiko_Fujiyoshida_Trail [Kawaguchiko/Fujiyoshida Trail]
Highway bus resumed regular operation
The restorative construction of Tomei Highway is finished.
Highway buses will be operated normally from today, Aug 16.
Updates on Highway Bus
Due to the earthquake that occurred on August 11, Tomei Highway is still closed from Fukuroi IC to Yaizu IC. For this reason, the following bus stops will be skipped on August 14:
Tomei Okazu, Tomei Kakegawa, Tomei Kikugawa, Tomei Makinohara, Tomei Yoshida, Tomei Oigawa, Tomei Yaizunishi.
Please also expect some delays since the buses need to detour around the closed section.
NEXCO announced that the restorative construction is due August 15.
Follow-up about influences of earthquake on transportations
As of 8:00 AM on August 12, all trains are operated normally.
Some parts of highway are still closed, causing a few highway buses to be cancelled.
The followings are the buses to be cancelled on August 12.
From Tokyo bound for Nagoya:
No. 57 (12:30), No. 5023 (17:00)
From Nagoya bound for Tokyo:
No. 56 (9:40), No. 62 (16:30)
From Tokyo bound for Hamamatsu:
No. 201 (7:40), No. 209 (18:40)
From Hamamatsu bound for Tokyo:
No. 206 (8:30), No. 210 (18:00)
From Tokyo bound for Shizuoka:
No. 315 (15:20), No. 5317 (16:10), No. 323 (17:30)
From Shizuoka bound for Tokyo:
Trains and highway buses halt due to earthquake
Due to an earthquake which occurred this morning, as of 8:00 AM:
- JR Shinkansen is operated at reduced speed between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka,
- JR Tokaidohonsen Line is halted between Atami and Toyohashi,
- JR Gotemba Line is halted between Kozu and Numazu,
- JR Minobu Line is halted between Fuji and Minobu, and
- Tomei Highway is closed between Tokyo IC and Mikkabi IC (both ways), and from Toyokawa IC to Mikkabi IC (one way).
End of Rainy Season
Japan Meteorological Agency announced that this year's rainy season is over in the Mount Fuji area. (Note: weather near the summit is variable throughout year.)
Two climbers found dead on Mount Fuji
Two climbers were found dead from cold on Mount Fuji. They climbed up from Fujinomiya Trail with other colleagues, and went missing on the way back from the summit.
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Shout Box
07/29/2009 12:46
The rain started to get heavy.
07/23/2009 19:17
It is raining again today.....
07/16/2009 18:30
Gotemba Trail will be open up to the summit at 12:00 (noon) on July 17, 2009.
07/13/2009 17:31
No news about Gotemba trail has been announced at Shizuoka prefecture's official Web site since July 10.
07/13/2009 09:31
Any news on the Gotemba trail being open to the summit? I was hoping to go Friday night (7/17). Anyone interested?
07/09/2009 17:07
The Subashiri entrance has opened in the Fuji mountain climbing trail on the tenth.
07/07/2009 13:39
July 7th is called Tanabata or Star Festival in Japan.
07/07/2009 12:07
It is the Star Festival today.
07/06/2009 12:58
Raining today. Mt. Fuji is hidden in the cloud.
07/02/2009 11:24
rain rain rain
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Today's Forecast
| Shizuoka (Fujinomiya, Gotemba, Subashiri) |  Partly Cloudy | High 20°C / 68°F Precip 20%, 10% |
| Yamanashi (Kawaguchiko) |  Fine | High 16°C / 61°F Precip 10%, 10% |
Tomorrow's Forecast
| Shizuoka (Fujinomiya, Gotemba, Subashiri) | Partly Cloudy | High 14°C / 57°F Precip 10%, 0% |
| Yamanashi (Kawaguchiko) | Fine | High 11°C / 52°F Precip 0%, 0% |
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