Mt. Fuji 2-Day Climbing Tour 2020

Itinerary - 2 Days

1. Day 1

   Meal

   Dinner

   9:00 a.m.
   Gather at Keio Plaza Hotel Main Building, 3/F Guest Relations Desk. Walk towards Shinjuku Metropolitan Government large parking lot to board bus for Mount Fuji (90 mins).
   
   13:00-14:00 (60 mins)
   Mt Fuji Lake Kawaguchiko 5th station
   Upon arrival, participants are free to take lunch on their own and prepare for the climb.
   
   Note: Bags cannot be left on the bus. Instead, you may leave them at 5th station Rest House at your own risk, free of charge.
   
   Lake Kawaguchi, Yoshida Exit mountain trail (240min.)
   The group will begin to climb on the Yoshida Trail from Kawaguchi 5th station at 2,304 meters.
   
   
   18:00-
   Mouintain Hut ‘Toyokan’ above Mt Fuji 7th station
   The group will take a short sleep break at a mountain hut approximately 2,910 metres above sea level.
   
   Note: Accommodation consists of bunk beds with a mixture of male and female occupants. Hamburg steak set meals will be served for dinner. If you would like a vegetarian menu, please request at the time of booking.
   
   23:30
   Depart the mountain hut to continue ascent for about 5 hours to reach the summit. (300min.)
   
   Note: The 2nd day's breakfast of pancakes will be given to each participant before departing the mountain hut. The group will climb to the summit from the mountain hut for about 5 hours.

2. Day 2

   Meal

   Breakfast

   04:30am – 06:30am (120min.)
   Mt Fuji Summit and mountain crater
   Enjoy the most amazing view of the sunrise from the summit at 3,776 metres and walk around the crater with a guide (90min.). Only the Japanese-speaking mountain guide may be present during the walk around the crater. Please eat your breakfast at the summit.
   
   Group starts to descend via Yoshida Trail towards Lake Kawaguchiko (240min.).
   
   11:00am -
   Mt Fuji Lake Kawaguchi 5th station
   After returning to the 5th station, the mountain climbing is over.
   Please retrieve any baggage and get on the bus which will take you to Yamanaka Onsen.
   
   12:30 – 14:30
   Lake Yamanaka Onsen, Benifuji-no-Yu
   A popular natural hot spring where bathers can soak their weary muscles in open-air baths while enjoying a view of Mt. Fuji.There is also a restaurant inside. (Participants may eat lunch at their own expense.)
   
   Note: Yamanashi Prefecture regulations prohibit people with tattoos from bathing in hot springs. Customers with tattoos are unable to bathe at Benifuji-no-Yu.
   
   18:00 -
   Tour disbands near JR Shinjuku Station West Exit.
   
   Please return to your next accommodation on your own.
   
   
   << REMARKS >>
   
   * The elevation at the 5th station is about 2,300m, and 3,000m at the 7th station where the tour will shortly rest to sleep. The peak of the mountain is at an altitude of about 3,500m, where the temperature often falls under 5°C, and the temperature difference between the 5th station and the peak is sometimes more than 15°C. Take precautions for cold weather by dressing appropriately.
   
   * Take precautions to avoid altitude sickness, which can occur as the air thins at high altitude, such as getting enough sleep the night before the tour, and repeatedly check your physical condition while climbing.
   
   * The purpose of this course is to see the sunrise from Mt. Fuji, so all participants will climb to a mountain hut accommodation above the 7th station on the first day. Participants may be unable to see the sunrise from the mountain due to weather or crowding on the mountain path, but please understand that these will not be accepted as reasons for a refund.
   
   * Generally the tour will be carried out even in the case of rain, but in the case of bad weather at Mt. Fuji the guides will determine whether to halt the tour with first consideration to safety. Also, the above times, climbing time, route, and arrival times may vary greatly depending on weather and crowding conditions.
   
   * An English interpreter guide will accompany you throughout the entire tour, and a mountain climbing guide (speaking Japanese only) will also accompany you from the 5th station to the peak and back.
   
   * This is a shared tour with Japanese tourists. An English-speaking guide will accompany Sunrise Tours customers.
   
   * The mountain hut accommodation consists of a mixed men's and women's room with bunkbeds, and less than 1 mat of space per person (about 1m by 2m). There are no bathing-facilities at the mountain hut, and non-flushing Japanese-style toilets are available outside.
   
   * If you are late for the 2nd day departure from Mt. Fuji Lake Kawaguchi 5th Station (around 11:30, to be determined on the 2nd day of the tour), you will be responsible for the transportation costs to your next destination.
   
   * Vegetarian requests are available. Please make a request at least 5 days in advance. Changes may not be made on the day of the tour. Thank you for your understanding. Dinner on Day 1 will be Hamburg steak set meals, and breakfast on Day 2 will be pancakes. Participants can order additional drinks and food at the mountain hut at their own expense.
   
   * Children 5 years and under cannot participate in this tour. Those between 6 and 15 years old must be accompanied by someone 20 years old or older. Those between 16 and 19 may participate by themselves if an agreement form signed by their parent or guardian is received by us within 4 days before the tour.
   
   * Mountain accident insurance is not included in this tour. (Customers of non-Japanese nationality are unable to enroll in Japanese mountain accident insurance.) We recommend customers enroll in overseas travel insurance before leaving their country.
   
   * The tour may be cancelled if the minimum number of participants is not met within 21 days prior to the tour.
   
   * According to Yamanashi prefecture ordinance, persons with tattoos are prohibited from bathing in hot springs.