"had to postpone 1 day due to typhoon. weather cleared and hit the trailhead from 3am when it opened. trip completed in 9 hours. felt a bit poorly after 3000m. partly headache, partly bloating. partly lack of sleep. amazing day though and very happy to have done this one. Thanks for having me Brandon/Peak Pirate!" — MarkJPerkins • Sep 6, 2025

"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

"We tried for the sunrise hike, and booked a hut. However, there was a nearby typhoon, so we were worried. The website we used to book the hut didn't say anything about the hut cancellation fee being wavered, so we took that as them meaning it was safe to hike. On the day, we began hiking and we got an email saying we could cancel for free, so that was a big bummer! We carried on with the hike. Stayed at the hut until midnight and began the hike up to the summit. It was cloud covered the entire way, and it began raining at about 3am. When we reached the 8th station (about 2 hours from the summit) on the Subashiri trail, we were told that if we continued our hike to the summit, that we would be held there until the typhoon had passed, to stop others from making a dangerous ascent to the top. We decided to hike down, and took the Yoshida trail. It was wet and miserable, but fun nontheless!" — kinglott • Aug 15, 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

"Climbed Mt. Fuji (Fujisan) with Dennis Broadwell of Mountain Gurus in his August 22 2018 summit group. We climbed up using the Fujinomiya-Gotemba routs and stayed in a hut up on the mountain. We forewent the "sunrise summit" as it was raining at 3 AM and instead saw sunrise from the hut and had a bluebird summit day. We descended via the Prince route. Cole joined me and he also circumnavigated the crater with Dennis since they both had more energy than the rest of us. " — 40in40 • Aug 22, 2018

"Yoshida trail “bullet”. http://www.fujisan-climb.jp/en/trails/yoshida.html Caught a late express bus from Shinjuku to Mt Fuji 5th Station https://highway-buses.jp/ Eked out time eating noodles in the warmth of the base station cafe before setting off at an ultra slow plod in the pitch black at 2145hrs local after the cafe closed. Arrived at the crater rim over 2hrs before sunrise. Found a spot and waited it out with the gathering numbers to view the sunrise “Goraiko”. Curled up and tried to doze but the wait was unpleasant in the chill gusting wind amid sandblasting swirls of volcanic grit. I ended up wearing every piece of clothing in a vain effort to stay warm despite having left Tokyo in sticky 84 degree heat just hours before. The grit got everywhere including the zoom mechanism of my camera lens which jammed. Top tip: pack breathing mask, ski goggles and space blanket. The sunrise was fab after which I set off on a clockwise circuit of the crater. Finished back down at the 5th Station at 0820hrs and lazed in warm sun with an ice cream for an hour waiting for my bus back to Tokyo. I’d bought a return ticket but were I to repeat I’d go down on the Gotemba trail ‘great sand run..." — davidb • Aug 24, 2017

"Amazing! We came at a good time- no crowds. It was steep on the way up and fun to stop at the huts. The post office at the top was closed when we got to the top. Cloudy and misty so we couldn’t see much. The weather turned quickly so we had to go back down." — hanawalton • Jul 4, 2017

"This was the highlight of my trip to Japan and a goal of mine for years, since my dad lives in Japan. The previous afternoon we spent all day traveling to a town on the base of Fuji. I thought the train would never get there because how slow it was (compared to the Shinkansen). We made it to the town, spent the night, and at the crack of dawn waited for the bus to take us to the 5th Station. We began our hike in fog (or in the clouds really) but it eventually cleared up as we got higher up. Got my hiking stick stamp at each station. Unfortunately, due to time, we were unable to make it to the summit. We did make it to station either station 8.5 or 9. Next time, I will make it to the summit! I unfortunately don't have too many pictures from Mt. Fuji..." — CamminatoreAFK • May 26, 2016

"Left parking area on Subashiri route at 10 pm and mad the summit in time to see the sunrise. Slept a bit on the summit, bought some souvenirs and headed back down for some lunch." — TCH • Aug 26, 2015