Mount Fuji: How to Climb Japan's Most Famous Mountain

Gazing down on Japan from atop its symbolic mountain is high on the bucket list for most visitors and residents alike, but at 3,766m it’s not the effortless stroll that many elderly Japanese people make it seem. If climbing Mount Fuji is your summer to-do this year, here’s what you need to know.

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WILLER TRAVEL Tours:
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Beautiful day-trip hikes in Japan:
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== CHAPTERS ===
0:00 Intro
0:30 Before you climb: What you need to know
1:51 Gear
3:10 Mount Fuji's Trails
4:08 When to climb Mt. Fuji
5:22 Mt. Fuji's 5th Station
5:56 5th to 7th Station
7:42 Mountain huts
8:22 Sunrise on Mt. Fuji
9:15 Food and water
9:51 8th Station to the summit
10:18 Mt. Fuji's summit
10:54 The descent
11:16 Outro

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