"Started our trek from 5th Station of Yoshida Trail at 1345H and ended up until Goraikoukan Hut (8th Station) at around 2300H. Then after a few hours of rest, we started summit assault at 0200H and arrived in the summit after 1.5 hrs." — baskog • Aug 18, 2024

"Started hike at the 5th Station, Yoshida Ascending Route (color coded yellow signs). Hiked to a hut at the 8th station, Gansom-muro, for an overnight stay. Woke up early the next morning, hiked up trail to the crater rim then followed the rim trail to the hightest point, Kengamine Peak, which is occupied by a radar station. Took the rim trail back to the Yoshida descending route returning to the 5th station. Note that the Yoshida trail has both an ascending AND descending routes. Both are well signed. The ascending route crosses numerous rock outcrops while the descending route is almost entirely on a road. Rain was an issue given the rainy season. NOTE: New rules/restrictions for hiking Fujisan beginning with the 2024 hiking season, including trail closures and fees. All toilets above the 5th station require 200 to 300 yen per use so take plenty of 100 yen coins. There are no trash cans on the mountain so take plastic bags to carry out your trash. Water, snacks and drinks are available at many of the huts along the way, at marked up prices." — fredbrown585 • Jul 16, 2024

"Took nearly 9 hours to climb including about 5 hours to summit. The trail was all carved out of the volcanic rockfall. Some parts were a rock climb over rock formations. The trail was very well supported with mountain huts every few hundred meters that provided provisions and sleeping quarters. I've never seen anything like it. All of us experienced some form of mountain sickness toward the top." — Domtron • Jul 2, 2024

"This was a beautiful hike. I was worried it would be difficult to get to without a car but the bus from Iyo-Saijo to the ropeway was easy to use. Since I was traveling the best shoes I had were sandals which made the chain sections a bit challenging but it all turned out fine. It was definitely worth doing the last little ridge scramble out to the real summit, it's not as hard as it looks at first. I was jealous of the many of my fellow hikers who brought stoves and instant ramen to eat at the top." — kbrack • Nov 11, 2023

"Nihon 🇯🇵 Hyakumeizan 🏔️ (25/100) Hike #2 of the day. I didn't feel like doing another peak but I was all the way out in Gunma so I felt obliged. I paid a ghastly fee (2500 yen) to park at the trailhead Oze National Park. The mountain is closed until July, but I wasn't going to let this stop me. I encountered snow early on and had to contend with this almost the whole way to the top. It was actually quite fun! My non-waterproof boots held up just fine. There were no footprints ahead of me so I didn't have to worry about being ambushed by a ranger. I noticed that people in the past days had skied this peak, even with the closure in effect. Running down was so much fun. My boot skiing skills were top notch. Very tired at the beginning of the hike but full of energy towards the end. " — seancasserly • May 17, 2023