MFG / Mount Fuji Guide

One of the most frequently asked questions at Mount Fuji Guide is "can I climb Mount Fuji in winter?"
Because we are not expert climbers, we cannot give you a judgement whether you have enough skill for winter climbing or not.
All we can do is to show what kind of risks are involved in climbing the mountain in winter.
Today we found yet another news about a man who fell from the icy mountain.
Luckily the man was rescued and now recovering from fractured legs and frostbite, according to the article.
You can watch the video of the man falling down the slope here:
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/japan/sasebo-sailors-rescue-climber-...

We are pleased to announce that several new features have been added to Mount Fuji Guide.

- Message: you can post a simple message (with pictures if you wish).

- Like, Thanks, Wanna Go, and Been There buttons: you can easily share your feeling or experience about the content.

- Follow: if you find an interesting post, follow the author and his/her future posts will be displayed on your timeline.

- Twitter: you can sign up and login with your Twitter account.

- Japan Guide: you can search locations to visit in Japan, share it with others, or you can create/edit a location, too.

Hope you enjoy!

Fujiyoshida City has set up a live camera at Kawaguchiko/Fujiyoshida Trail.
http://www.fujisanguide.com/forms/info/info.aspx?info_id=22857

Subashiri Trails is now open to the summit.
Gotemba and Fujinomiya trails are scheduled to be open at the following dates.
Gotemba Trail: 12:00 (noon) July 9th
Fujinomiya Trail: 12:00 (noon) July 14th

The official climbing season of Mount Fuji has started. The status of each trail is as follows.
- Kawaguchiko Trail: open to the summit
- Fujinomiya Trail: open to the 7th station
- Gotemba Trail: open to the 6th station
- Subashiri Trail: open to the 7th station
As of July 5, Kawaguchiko Trail is the only way we can climb to the top.

Fujinomiya, Gotemba, and Subashiri trails are open to the summit as of July 9th.

Fujiyoshida/Kawaguchiko Trail will be officially open to the summit tomorrow, July 1st 2010.
Fujinomiya Trail will be open only to the 8th station; Gotemba is 6th and Subashiri is 5th.

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.

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:

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.

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]

The restorative construction of Tomei Highway is finished.
Highway buses will be operated normally from today, Aug 16.

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.

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:

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).