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Volcano in Japan
Photo: Alpsdake, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Mount Fuji (富士山 Fuji-san, 3776 m) is Japan's highest mountain and the focal point of the sprawling Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Visible from Tokyo on a clear day, the mountain is to the west of Tokyo on the main island Honshu, straddling the border between Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures. In order to prevent one prefecture from "claiming" the mountain, the peak of Mount Fuji is the only place in the country that is not located in any prefecture; its location is simply "Japan".
Notable primarily for having the only bilingual website on Mt. Fuji (but no regular bilingual staff).
The largest hut on the mountain, with space for about 500. In two separate but nearby huts, it's a far cry from a hotel, but unlike most others English is spoken here.
By plane
Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) near Shizuoka opened in June 2009. Despite the name, it's over 80 km away to the west of the mountain and not much closer to Mt. Fuji than Tokyo's airports.
By bus
The easiest option for reaching the slopes of Mount Fuji is to take the Keio/Fujikyu Express Bus from the Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal in Tokyo.
By train
There is no direct access to Mt. Fuji by train, but you can get pretty close and change to a bus for the rest of the way, and doing it this way allows you to use any of the ascent or descent routes.
By car
Because it's a large mountain, there are many ways to get here. Which way is best will depend both on where you are coming from and what specific part of the mountain is your destination.
By guided tour
There are also Mt. Fuji climbing tours offered by numerous travel companies throughout Japan.
Once on the mountain the only way of getting around is on foot. The sole exception is horseback riding, available on the Fujiguchiko trail between the 5th and 7th stations only for the steep price of ¥14,000.
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