Mt. Fuji Travel and Tourism Guide

I had decided to visit Mt. Fuji today and as I woke I was incredibly pleased to see that there was not a cloud in the sky - this would be the perfect day to go to the see one of the most famous vistas in Japan.  I had read that the best (and easiest) way to get to Mt. Fuji, or Fuji-san as it is known in Japan, would be to catch a bus to Kawagachi-Ko from Shibuya station.  Obviously it is far too cold at this time of year to even think of attempting the climb, indeed the mountain is ...

It is crazy to climb Mt. Fuji for the first time and then you might think that you will never love climbing mountains! Well, I should start with a nice compliment about Mt. Fuji...yeah. We took a night express bus from Tokyo to get to the half of the mountain, and started climbing around 10:30pm. It took us around 5hours to get to the summit. The last one and a half hour, there was a "trafic jam" on the way, as you know climbing more up narrower the path gets to be. ...

I spent 3 weeks in Japan and made it out without being Kancho'd once!

Japan is a beautiful country full of activities. If you're looking for great outdoors, friendly people, and a different culture then this is the right place.