Sacred Summit & Soothing Springs
Climb Mount Fuji with a private mountain guide, watch the sun rise from the crater rim, and sleep that night in a Hakone ryokan.
3 days · Tokyo, Mount Fuji (Yoshida Trail), Hakone · July 1 – September 10 only · Strenuous: about 6 hours up over two days, 3–4 hours down · Fit travelers with some hiking experience
Signature moments
– Sunrise from the summit at 3,776 meters
– A private mountain guide from trailhead to summit and back
– A hot-spring soak and kaiseki dinner the same evening you come down
– A private mountain guide from trailhead to summit and back
– A hot-spring soak and kaiseki dinner the same evening you come down
Day 1 – Tokyo to Mount Fuji
Leave Tokyo mid-morning with your mountain guide for the Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station, at 2,305 meters. After lunch and a kit check, start up the Yoshida Trail at a slow, steady pace, through scrub pine and onto bare red volcanic rock. Reach your mountain hut at the 7th or 8th Station by late afternoon and watch evening settle over the Fuji Five Lakes below. Dinner, then an early night: the alarm goes before 2am.
Tour Highlights
– Private transfer to the 5th Station
– Guided climb on the Yoshida Trail
– Night in a mountain hut
– Guided climb on the Yoshida Trail
– Night in a mountain hut
Day 2 – Summit to Hakone
Climb by headlamp for the final two to three hours to the crater rim and watch the sun come up over a sea of cloud. If legs allow, walk part of the rim before the descent, about 3–4 hours on loose volcanic gravel. Your vehicle meets you at the 5th Station and drives you to Hakone. Check in to a ryokan, sink into your own hot-spring bath, and take your time over a long kaiseki dinner.
Tour Highlights
– Summit sunrise
– Crater rim walk
– Private transfer to Hakone
– Ryokan with private onsen
– Crater rim walk
– Private transfer to Hakone
– Ryokan with private onsen
Day 3 – Hakone to Tokyo
A slow morning, on purpose. Walk the sculptures of the Hakone Open-Air Museum, then ride the Hakone Ropeway over Owakudani for a last look at the mountain you climbed. Cross Lake Ashi by boat, lunch by the water, and return to Tokyo by private vehicle or the Odakyu Romancecar.
Tour Highlights
– Hakone Open-Air Museum
– Hakone Ropeway
– Lake Ashi cruise
– Return to Tokyo
– Hakone Ropeway
– Lake Ashi cruise
– Return to Tokyo
Good to know
– The climbing season runs July 1 to September 10. There is a ¥4,000 hiking fee per person.
– A gear check at the trail gate requires cold-weather clothing, two-piece rainwear and proper hiking shoes. We can arrange rental kit.
– Mountain huts are basic and shared, with limited private rooms. We book them as soon as reservations open in spring.
– Weather can stop a summit attempt. Your guide makes that call on the mountain.
– A gear check at the trail gate requires cold-weather clothing, two-piece rainwear and proper hiking shoes. We can arrange rental kit.
– Mountain huts are basic and shared, with limited private rooms. We book them as soon as reservations open in spring.
– Weather can stop a summit attempt. Your guide makes that call on the mountain.
