Mount Fuji 5th Station and Fuji foothills
Choose from 7 available options
- ⏱ Duration: 10 hours
- 👥 Group size: 1–8 guests
- 📍 Stops: Subaru Line 5th
- 🚌 Meeting point: Shinjuku — The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- Location
- 📍 Yamanashi
- Duration
- ⏱ 8–36 hours
- Group size
- 👥 1–8 guests
- Guide language
- 🗣 English
- Tour type
- 👥 Small group
- Getting around
- 🚶 2–3 km walking, some steps
About this experience
The Subaru Line climbs to 2,300 m on Fuji's north face, where the treeline ends and the crater rim is directly overhead. Most options pair it with the Chureito pagoda view, the Oshino Hakkai spring ponds, or Hakone's ropeway and lake ship on the way back.
At 3,776 m, Mount Fuji is the tallest peak in Japan, and in 2013 UNESCO listed it as a cultural site for its role in worship and art. The Fuji Subaru Line road climbs the northern flank to the 5th Station at roughly 2,300 m, where the forest ends, the view drops over forest toward the lakes below, and the summit looks close. This is also the start of the Yoshida Trail, the most climbed route to the top.
Coaches set out from Shinjuku, Tokyo Station or Shibuya. A simple version spends the day on the 5th Station, with time for Komitake Shrine and the lookout terraces. Other options add the Chureito Pagoda above Fujiyoshida, the spring-fed ponds of Oshino Hakkai with Oishi Park on Lake Kawaguchi, or Hakone's ropeway and a boat on Lake Ashi. Climbers can try a short walk up to the 6th Station or a 2-day summit trip with a mountain hut night.
Weather rules everything here. The road can close in fog or snow, and in winter the coach will stop lower down the mountain, where the plan shifts to snow play near the 2nd Station. Clouds often gather by late morning, so early clear days are worth more. It is several degrees colder than Tokyo at the 5th Station, and the thinner air can make stairs feel harder. Summit climbs only run from July to September.
✓ What you get
- ✓Round-trip coach from Tokyo
- ✓5th Station stop (weather permitting)
- ✓English-speaking guide
Start time: pick a slot when booking; your guide confirms the detailed schedule within 24 hours.
5th Station only
⏱ 10 hours · From ¥8,900 per person- Departure citiesShinjuku (10 hours) · Tokyo Station (10 hours) · Shibuya (10 hours)
- Subaru Line 5th
- Ends back at your departure point.
5th winter snow / 2nd station
⏱ 10 hours · From ¥8,900 per person- Departure citiesShinjuku (10 hours)
- Ends back at your departure point.
5th + Chureito
⏱ 10 hours · From ¥9,200 per person- Departure citiesShinjuku (10 hours) · Tokyo Station (10 hours) · Shibuya (10 hours)
- Ends back at your departure point.
5th + Oshino + Oishi
⏱ 10 hours · From ¥9,800 per person- Departure citiesShinjuku (10 hours)
- Ends back at your departure point.
Yoshida trail 5th–6th (season)
⏱ 8 hours · From ¥9,800 per person- Departure citiesShinjuku (8 hours)
- Ends back at your departure point.
5th + Hakone ropeway + Ashi ship
⏱ 11 hours · From ¥11,200 per person- Departure citiesShinjuku (11 hours)
- Fuji
- Hakone
- Ends back at your departure point.
Summit 2-day Jul–Sep
⏱ 36 hours · From ¥28,000 per person- Departure citiesShinjuku (36 hours)
- Yoshida hut
- Ends back at your departure point.
🚌 Shinjuku
The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- · 5th Station only — 10 hours
- · 5th winter snow / 2nd station — 10 hours
- · 5th + Chureito — 10 hours
- · 5th + Oshino + Oishi — 10 hours
- · Yoshida trail 5th–6th (season) — 8 hours
- · 5th + Hakone ropeway + Ashi ship — 11 hours
- · Summit 2-day Jul–Sep — 36 hours
🚌 Tokyo Station
The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- · 5th Station only — 10 hours
- · 5th + Chureito — 10 hours
🚌 Shibuya
The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- · 5th Station only — 10 hours
- · 5th + Chureito — 10 hours
🏁 Where it ends
Ends back at your departure point.
🕒 Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 168 hours before the start time. Later cancellations and no-shows are charged in full. If the tour has to be cancelled because of severe weather or road closures, you get a full refund.
✅ How confirmation works
Booking is NOT instantly confirmed. You pay online at checkout; we check availability for that date and confirm by email — usually within 24 hours. If we cannot confirm, you are refunded in full.
💳 Payment
Secure online payment via Stripe: card, Apple Pay, PayPay or Konbini, depending on what is available at checkout. This trip is paid online at checkout; on-site payment is not offered.