Is it safe to climb on Mt. Fuji on Sept. 13-14?

Posted August 14th, 2008 by Edw1ned

Hi,

I'm planning to climb Mt. Fuji on the days above. I would like to know if it's still safe. I will climb via Kawaguchiko 5th station for ascending and descending. By the way, I'm all alone. I'm hoping that other climbers would be climbing on that day.

Thanks.

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junior - 13 weeks 5 days 17 hours 45 min ago

hi there!
Although the official climbing season of Mount Fuji is July and August, it's a fact that some mountain huts on Kawaguchiko Trail are open until mid September, and some expert climbers or guidebooks even "unofficially" recommend off-season climbing. So chances are that you may find some companies along the trail. Whether it's safe or not, however, is another matter.
According to Fuji Visitor Center ( http://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/fujivisi/fujivisi011.html ), when someone asks them if he or she can climb the mountain in September, they first recommend not to climb with the following reasons.
- It becomes very windy in September.
- September is usually a typhoon season in Japan.
- Sometimes it starts snowing in the beginning of September.
- The number of shuttle buses decreases after the official season is ended.

If one still insists, they recommend him or her to submit a climbing plan to Fujiyoshida police station in advance, and have the courage to cancel the plan in case of bad weather. Please remember that off-season climbing is totally at your own risk.

Edw1ned - 13 weeks 5 days 15 hours 53 min ago

Hi Junior,

Thank you very much for the reply. Looking at the other forums like japan-guide.com, one comment that it's very cold last July. I will monitor the weather before finalizing my plans of ascending Mt. Fuji. I will be arriving Tokyo on Sept. 12.

I'm open not to continue if the weather won't cooperate with my plans.

Is Fujiyoshida police station located at Kawagochi-ko 5th station?

Thank you again.

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junior - 13 weeks 4 days 7 hours 33 min ago

You can submit a climbing plan by mail or fax, or even online.

Mail/Fax Form (w/ English translation)
http://www.city.fujiyoshida.yamanashi.jp/div/english/html/images/misc/Cl...

Online Form (Japanese Only. Please refer to the mail/fax form for translation.)
https://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/police/formmail/tiiki.htm

BTW, Fujiyoshida Police Station is close to Kawaguchiko train station. I couldn't find a good English map on the Web, so here's a Japanese Google map.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ja&geocode=&q=%E5%B1%B1%E6%A2%A8%E7%9...

Edw1ned - 10 weeks 4 days 16 hours 6 min ago

Hi Junior,

I'm looking forward this coming Saturday Sept 13. The only thing that can stop me is the weather. Although I'm not sure which one should I look at if I will be going through Kawaguchiko trail. Is is Shizuoka or Yamanashi? Anybody out there who will climb on the same day as mine? Hope to see you there!

Regards,

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junior - 10 weeks 4 days 7 hours 58 min ago

hi, Kawaguchiko Trail is in Yamanashi prefecture.
You may want to check this One-Week forecast by Japan Meteorological Agency.
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/week/321.html

The current temperature, humidity, and pressure at the summit can be checked at
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/amedas_h/today-50066.html?groupCode=35&areaCode=...

Are you living in Japan or coming from a foreign country?
Recently we have been experiencing unexpected, localized rain falls in Japan.
Please be extra-careful for the weather.

Edw1ned - 10 weeks 3 days 18 hours 58 min ago

Hi Junior,

I will be coming from Singapore and will arrive on Sept. 12 afternoon. I'm actually monitoring weather almost everyday. I've heard that weather there is quite erratic these days. Right now.. I think it's looking good. I'm still hoping that the weather would cooperate with me :).

Thanks again! This site is really really helpful.