Strategies for Climbing to the Top -- The usual procedure for climbing Mount Fuji is to take a morning bus, start climbing in early afternoon, spend the night near the summit, get up early in the morning to climb the rest of the way to the top, and then watch the sun rise (about 4:30am) from atop Mount Fuji. (You can, of course, also wake up in time to see the sun rise and then continue climbing.) At the summit is a 1-hour hiking trail that circles the crater. Hikers then begin the descent, reaching the Fifth Station before noon.
There are about 16 mountain huts along the Kawaguchiko Trail above the Fifth Station, but they're very primitive, providing only a futon and toilet facilities. Some have the capacity to house 500 hikers. The cost is ¥5,250 per person without meals, ¥7,350 with two meals. Some huts charge ¥1,000 extra for Friday or Saturday night. When I stayed in one of these huts, dinner consisted of dried fish, rice, miso soup, and pickled vegetables; breakfast was exactly the same. Still, unless you want to carry your own food, I'd opt for the meals. Note that most huts are open only in July and August; book as early as you can to ensure a place. I recommend Seikanso at the Sixth Station (tel. 0555/24-6090; www.seikanso.jp), with flush toilets and open from July to mid-October; Toyokan Hut at the Seventh Station (tel. 0555/22-1040), or Taishikan Hut at the Eighth Station (tel. 0555/22-1947). Call the Japanese Inn Union of Mount Fuji at tel. 0555/22-1944 for more information.
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There are about 16 mountain huts along the Kawaguchiko Trail above the Fifth Station, but they're very primitive, providing only a futon and toilet facilities. Some have the capacity to house 500 hikers. The cost is ¥5,250 per person without meals, ¥7,350 with two meals. Some huts charge ¥1,000 extra for Friday or Saturday night. When I stayed in one of these huts, dinner consisted of dried fish, rice, miso soup, and pickled vegetables; breakfast was exactly the same. Still, unless you want to carry your own food, I'd opt for the meals. Note that most huts are open only in July and August; book as early as you can to ensure a place. I recommend Seikanso at the Sixth Station (tel. 0555/24-6090; www.seikanso.jp), with flush toilets and open from July to mid-October; Toyokan Hut at the Seventh Station (tel. 0555/22-1040), or Taishikan Hut at the Eighth Station (tel. 0555/22-1947). Call the Japanese Inn Union of Mount Fuji at tel. 0555/22-1944 for more information.
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