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"Need help" - From Mt Fuji to Osaka (Fastest Route)

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Hi ,

My friends and I will be traveling to Mt Fuji on 30th Dec.
We will take a bus from tokyo shinjuku area to mt fuji.
However, after that , we would need to go to Osaka from Mt fuji, but i couldn't find a way.
I heard there is bus ? but i'm not sure how and where to take.
Can anyone who knows can advise me what are the different methods which i can travel to Osaka from Mt Fuji ?

Thanks alot in advance =)

cheers

Posted by tinkaline on 2009-10-04 14:19:00 Like

junior on 2009-10-05 08:43:43

There's no bus to the 5th station of Mount Fuji from December to March. (The last one from Shinjuku for 2009 is Nov. 3).
You might be able to take a train to Kawaguchiko station and then a taxi to the 5th station, but I think the fee will be expensive and also the road may be closed if it's covered with snow.

I believe you know what you are trying to do, but just in case...
Mount Fuji is open to everyone from July to August. This period is called "official climbing season".
Although there's no law to prevent experts from climbing during the other period of time, they are advised to submit a climbing plan to Yamanashi Police Department.
http://www.city.fujiyoshida.yamanashi.jp/div/english/html/images/misc/Cl...

tinkaline on 2009-10-05 13:10:44

Thanks for the advise Junior.
We're not trying to climb the mountain , we thought its a tourist attraction venue ..haa...But if as you say, it'll be dangerous, we'll not be going up.

However, Fuji highland themepark is not up there right ? We can still visit the theme park right ?

Thanks alot .

cheerx

tinkaline on 2009-10-05 21:41:16

Hi,

sorry to trouble you, but can i double check

- is there bus from shinjuku to kawaguchiko station in dec ? i Saw a schedule that Keio Bus drive to kawaguchiko daily ?

- is there buses from mount fuji to osaka ?

Thanks alot .

junior on 2009-10-06 12:49:53

Yes, even in December there's a bus from Shinjuku to Kawaguchiko.
Fujikyu Highland theme park is open all year round.

FYI, We don't have a bus to the 5th station of Mount Fuji in December. For ordinary people climbing Mount Fuji is possible only during summer.

I don't think there's a bus that directly goes to Osaka from Kawaguchiko. The easiest way is probably to go back to Shinjuku, then take a bus bound for Osaka. You may also go to Gotemba and take a highway bus to Osaka.

tinkaline on 2009-10-06 21:33:13

Hi thanks once again,

actually we found out there is one bus per day from mt fuji to osaka, however , its only every 8pm of the day.

Can i check how near is Gotemba from Mt fuji and how far is Gotemba to Osaka ?
How long will it take and is there bus service ?

thank you once again

junior on 2009-10-06 22:53:21

Thank you for the information. You are right. There is a night bus from Kawaguchiko to Osaka.
(The Web site is written in Japanese but I'll post it here just in case: http://www.yamanashibus.com/kousoku_osaka.htm )
The bus leaves Fujikyu Highland at 20:14 and the fare is 8,500 yen.

There's a "bus" from Kawaguchiko train station to Gotemba train station, and a bus from Gotemba to Osaka.

Kawaguchiko to Gotemba: 1 hour and 10 minutes / 1,470 yen
Gotemba to Osaka: 9 hours / 7,500 yen

Again these pages are Japanese only but I'll post them here as references.
http://bus.fujikyu.co.jp/line/jikokuhyo/01.html (Kawaguchiko to Gotemba)
http://bus.fujikyu.co.jp/highw/jikokuhyo/20.html (Gotemba to Osaka)

tinkaline on 2009-10-07 01:28:46

thank you so much junior =)
u're really nice ....thanks !!

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