Two Days in Fujinomiya: Summit or Foothills

November 7, 2026

Multi-Day Trips from Fujinomiya

Fujinomiya rewards an overnight stay. In summer it is the base for the shortest route up Mount Fuji; the rest of the year it makes a quiet two-day loop of shrine, springs, waterfalls and plateau farms. Here are two plans, both built on facts you can check. Prices are in Japanese yen.

Plan 1: Climb Mount Fuji (July to early September only)

The Fujinomiya Trail is open only in the climbing season. In 2026 the trail above the 6th station ran from 10 July to 10 September, and the summit crater walk followed the same dates, depending on snow. Outside those weeks the huts and first-aid stations close and the climb becomes extremely dangerous, so do not attempt it.

Before you go. Register on Shizuoka’s FUJI NAVI system, complete the short rules-and-safety e-learning, and pay the entry fee of 4,000 yen per person per climb. Book a mountain hut: anyone entering the trail between 14:00 and 03:00 must show a confirmed hut reservation at the 5th Station. Shizuoka’s trails have no daily climber cap, so the hut booking is the part to arrange first. Read the prefecture’s climbing rules and check opening dates on the official season page .

Day 1. Visit Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha in the morning. Its Wakutama Pond is where Fuji pilgrims purified themselves before climbing, and its inner shrine, the Okumiya, stands at the summit you are heading for. Take a seasonal bus to the Fujinomiya 5th Station (about 2,400 m); drivers must leave cars at Mizugatsuka and transfer to the paid shuttle, because the Fujisan Skyline is closed to private cars in the season. Spend time at the trailhead to adjust to the altitude, then climb to your hut. The route is about 4.3 km to the top with roughly 1,320 m of ascent, on one path used by people going both up and down, so step aside for others and watch for falling rocks.

Day 2. Start early, reach the summit for sunrise if the weather allows, and walk to the 3,776 m high point on the crater rim only if the rim is open. Descend the same way, about 3 hours plus rests. Turn back at any point if headache or nausea from altitude gets worse. In 2026 the 8th Station first-aid centre was staffed from 17 July to 4 September, and the summit post office usually opens until the end of August.

Pack warm layers (it is near freezing at the top at night even in August), a waterproof jacket, gloves, a headlamp, sturdy boots, cash and food.

Plan 2: The foothills loop (most of the year)

Day 1, town. Walk 10 to 15 minutes from JR Fujinomiya Station to Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha, free to enter, with its 1604 main hall and spring-fed pond. Next door, the Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre (500 yen for adults, closed the third Tuesday of the month) explains why the mountain is a sacred place. Eat Fujinomiya yakisoba at the Omiya Yokocho food court opposite the shrine.

Day 2, plateau. Head out to Shiraito Falls (free, about 30 minutes by bus), then up to Makaino Farm for milking at 11:30 or 13:30 (adults 1,200 yen from March to November), Asagiri Food Park for tea, sake and dairy, and Lake Tanuki for a walk on its 3.3 km lakeside path. Add a morning of Fuji River rafting with NATURAL ACTION (from 7,300 yen) if you have a third day.

Where to stay. Stay in town near the station, or at Kyukamura Fuji, the hotel on the shore of Lake Tanuki, whose Fuji-view hot-spring bath is reserved for staying guests.

Timing. Fujinomiya Matsuri, the shrine’s autumn festival, fills the streets with floats and music duels from 3 to 5 November. The horseback archery of the spring Yabusame festival is on 5 May.

Getting there. Take the Tokaido Shinkansen to Shin-Fuji and continue by bus or taxi, or ride the JR Minobu Line about 20 minutes from JR Fuji Station.

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