Mount Fuji

Travel Guide Asia Japan Honshu Chubu Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park Mount Fuji

Introduction

Mt. Fuji with a baseball cap

Mount Fuji is one of the best known natural features of Japan and is conveniently located in Chubu region, Honshu, west of the capital Tokyo. It is 3,776 metres high and the walk up to the summit is tough but require no special climbing skills. Mount Fuji has an exceptionally symmetrical cone which is a recognisable symbol of this East Asian country.

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Opening Hours

Over 200,000 people climb the mountain yearly and most of them climb in the 1 July - 27 August season when huts and most other facilities in and around the mountain and nearby villages are open. It is part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park and although it hasn't erupted for about 300 years, it is indeed a volcano. It also is surrounded by five lakes, among which are Lake Kawaguchi, Lake Yamanaka and Lake Motosu. From these lakes and Lake Ashi (which is a little further away) people who do not want to climb the mountain can have excellent views of the mountain when the weather is clear. In winter, the summit is covered in snow.

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Cost

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Getting There

By Plane

Mount Fuji - Shizuoka Airport is nearest to Mount Fuji, about 80 kilometres and just opende recently in June 2009. Destinations include Sapporo, Naha, Fukuoka, Komatsu, Kumamoto, Kagoshima and both Seoul-Incheon and Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

Budget

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Ashiwada Hotel	395, Nagahama Ashiwada-mura	Hotel	89
K's House Mt.Fuji	6713-108, Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko Minamitsuru-gu	Hostel	95
Kawaguchi-ko Station Inn	3639-2, Funatsu	Hostel	92
Minshuku Murahamasou	807 Shoji Fujikawaguchiko Minami Tsurugun	Guesthouse	73
Pension Christie	500-53,Hirano,Yamanakako-Mura Minamituru-gun, Yaman	Guesthouse	63
Sunnide Resort	2549-1 Oishi, Fuji-Kawaguchiko Yamanashi	Hotel	99
Wilderness Park Lodge	2954-1, OISHI, FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO-MACHI, MINAMITSURU-	Guesthouse	68
Mt. Fuji Hostel Michael's	2F 3-21-37 Shimoyoshida Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi-Ken	Hostel	93
Guesthouse Sakuya	2526Ohishi,Fujikawaguchiko Yamanashi prefecture	Guesthouse	96
Mount Fuji Five Lakes Ryokan	339 Funatsu Kawaguchi ko	Hostel	50
Mount Fuji Hostel	672- c Kawaguchiko - Cho Kawaguchi Ko	Hostel	60
Guest House Teatime	2739 hirano yamanakako minamituru Yamanashi	Guesthouse	-
Minshuku Fugakuso	1774 kodachi,Fujikawaguchiko-Machi	Hostel	95
Mount Fuji Bed And Breakfast Hostel	kawaguchikomachi 672 Funatsu Kawaguchiko Mount Fuji , Japan	Hostel	75
DEN's INN	Kawaguchi 2853-1, Fujikawaguchiko-machi	Hostel	100