This is by far the lowest 5th station, and the ascent to the summit is accordingly much longer than from the other 5th stations. Gotemba 5th Station (Shizuoka Prefecture).This 5th station at only 2000 meters above sea is the base of the Subashiri Trail, which meets the Yoshida Trail around the 8th station. Subashiri 5th Station (Shizuoka Prefecture).The sunrise takes place on this side of the mountain. Lots of mountain huts line the trail around the 7th and 8th stations, and there are separate trails for the ascent and descent. This is the most popular base for the climb to the summit, and the most easily accessible 5th station from the Fuji Five Lake region and central Tokyo. Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station (Yamanashi Prefecture).If there is snow on the mountain, appropriate mountaineering equipment and experience is required.įrom October to around mid June, climbing to the summit is highly perilous due to extreme wind and weather conditions, snow, ice and a risk of avalanches. Only experienced hikers should consider the ascent in late June or September. While there is usually no snow on Mount Fuji from late June until October, temperatures at the summit can drop to far below zero in the shoulder seasons. Public transportation, is considerably less frequent or non-existent outside of the official climbing season. Some mountain huts open a few days before the start of the official climbing season and/or remain open until around mid September. The downside of a climb in early July is the weather, which tends to be more unstable than later in the season.
In order to encounter neither too large nor too small crowds, we recommend to climb Mount Fuji on a weekday in the first half of July before the start of the school vacations. While you may want to avoid the Obon Week, we believe that by avoiding the crowds in general, you would miss out one of the most interesting aspects of climbing Mount Fuji, which is the camaraderie and unique experience of ascending the mountain among hundreds of equally minded people from across the world.
The peak of the peak is reached during the Obon Week in mid August, when climbers literally have to stand in queues at some passages. The peak season for climbing Mount Fuji is during the school vacations which last from around July 20 to the end of August. Climbing Mount Fuji is very popular not only among Japanese but also foreign tourists, who seem to make up more than a third of all hikers.
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