Climbing Mt. Fuji — Yoshida Trail
富士登山 吉田ルート
experience · Mt. Fuji climb (Yoshida Trail)
Climbing Mt. Fuji by the Yoshida Trail is the classic ascent of Japan's highest mountain (3,776m) — the most popular route, the best supplied with mountain huts, and the easiest to reach from the Fuji Five Lakes and Tokyo. It starts at the Subaru Line 5th Station (~2,300m), climbs 5–7 hours to the summit, and uses a separate gravel trail for the 3–5 hour descent; most people break the climb over two days, sleeping at a 7th- or 8th-station hut and pushing for the summit before dawn to catch the sunrise (goraikō). It's not a technical climb, but the altitude makes it genuinely demanding. Crucial
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Climbing Mt. Fuji by the Yoshida Trail is the classic ascent of Japan's highest mountain (3,776m) — the most popular route, the best supplied with mountain huts, and the easiest to reach from the Fuji Five Lakes and Tokyo. It starts at the Subaru Line 5th Station (~2,300m), climbs 5–7 hours to the summit, and uses a separate gravel trail for the 3–5 hour descent; most people break the climb over two days, sleeping at a 7th- or 8th-station hut and pushing for the summit before dawn to catch the sunrise (goraikō). It's not a technical climb, but the altitude makes it genuinely demanding. Crucial