Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji (Fuji-san), without a doubt Japan's most iconic sight, is also the country's tallest mountain peak. This beautiful mountain can be seen from Tokyo, more than 100 kilometers away. Mount Fuji has been praised in art and literature for ages, and it is now regarded as such an iconic figure that UNESCO acknowledged its global cultural value in 2013. Mount Fuji is part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park and it is ascended by over a million people each summer as a pilgrimage that culminates in a dawn view from its peak.
While some climbers still start at the bottom, the majority now begin their ascent beyond the halfway point, at the 5th Station, resulting in a more manageable six-hour trek. Those planning to complete the climb should leave in the afternoon, breaking it up with an overnight stay at one of the "mountain huts" created specifically for this purpose. You can go to the summit at dawn the next day if you get up early.
Place: Mount Fuji
Some of the best attractions on Mount Fuji are:
- Lake Kawaguchi
- Fujinomiya 5th Station
- Oshino Hakkai
- Itchiku Kubota Art Museum
- Fuji-Q Highland
- Fujiyoshida Sengen Shrine
