Asia / Kanto Mountains
Mount Fuji
Japan · 3,777 m
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Source-linked route information · coverage incomplete
About Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji’s four official summer trails start at different fifth stations. Compare ascent time and descent logistics rather than choosing solely by distance.
Official Fuji climbing site · four-route comparison
Geographic source notes
Wikidata description: volcano in Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures, Japan. Imported context (CC0); retrieved 2026-10-05, not independently reviewed.
This overview is assembled from the geographic records cited below; it has not been independently field-verified.
Mountain facts
- Elevation
- 3777 metres above sea level
- Country / territory
- Japan
- Mountain range
- Kanto Mountains
- Range assignment
- Coordinate match against GMBA v2 standard polygons · 2026-10-05
- Summit coordinates
- 35.360555555, 138.7275 · View summit on OpenStreetMap
Routes and variants
4 source-linked entries · research checked 2026-10-05. The inventory remains incomplete.
Documented information and open research
Starting point: 4 of 4 · Difficulty with grading system: 0 of 4 · Elevation gain: 0 of 4 · Duration: 4 of 4 · Season: 0 of 4
0 historical entries. These counts describe published entries, not all possible routes. Current access is not established.
See route research coverage and priorities →Compare 4 routes
Grades retain their published rating system; different systems and historical grades are not equivalent. Elevation gain means climbing metres, not summit altitude. Missing figures are not estimated.
Scroll sideways to compare all columns. Select a route name for its details.
| Route | Activity / direction | Difficulty / system | Starting point | Elevation gain | Duration | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshida Trail | HikingAscent | Not documented | Fuji-Subaru Line 5th Station (2,305 m) | Not documented | Approx. 6 hOfficial overview ascent estimate; excludes descent, rests and crater-rim walking. | Source 1 ↗ |
| Fujinomiya Trail | HikingAscent | Not documented | Fujinomiya 5th Station (2,400 m) | Not documented | Approx. 5 hOfficial overview ascent estimate; excludes descent, rests and crater-rim walking. | Source 1 ↗ |
| Gotemba Trail | HikingAscent | Not documented | Gotemba New 5th Station (1,440 m) | Not documented | Approx. 9 hOfficial overview ascent estimate; excludes descent, rests and crater-rim walking. | Source 1 ↗ |
| Subashiri Trail | HikingAscent | Not documented | Subashiri 5th Station (2,000 m) | Not documented | Approx. 7 hOfficial overview ascent estimate; excludes descent, rests and crater-rim walking. | Source 1 ↗ |
Choose an activity to see its entries. Ascent, descent, approaches and historical climbing lines are labelled separately.
Hiking (4)
Yoshida TrailHiking · Ascent
- Activity
- Hiking
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Fuji-Subaru Line 5th Station (2,305 m)
- Difficulty
- Not established from the checked source
- Elevation gain
- Not established from the checked source
- Duration
- Approx. 6 h · Official overview ascent estimate; excludes descent, rests and crater-rim walking.
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
Official Fuji climbing site · four-route comparison · source checked 2026-10-05
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Fujinomiya TrailHiking · Ascent
- Activity
- Hiking
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Fujinomiya 5th Station (2,400 m)
- Difficulty
- Not established from the checked source
- Elevation gain
- Not established from the checked source
- Duration
- Approx. 5 h · Official overview ascent estimate; excludes descent, rests and crater-rim walking.
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
Official Fuji climbing site · four-route comparison · source checked 2026-10-05
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Gotemba TrailHiking · Ascent
- Activity
- Hiking
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Gotemba New 5th Station (1,440 m)
- Difficulty
- Not established from the checked source
- Elevation gain
- Not established from the checked source
- Duration
- Approx. 9 h · Official overview ascent estimate; excludes descent, rests and crater-rim walking.
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
Official Fuji climbing site · four-route comparison · source checked 2026-10-05
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Subashiri TrailHiking · Ascent
- Activity
- Hiking
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Subashiri 5th Station (2,000 m)
- Difficulty
- Not established from the checked source
- Elevation gain
- Not established from the checked source
- Duration
- Approx. 7 h · Official overview ascent estimate; excludes descent, rests and crater-rim walking.
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
Official Fuji climbing site · four-route comparison · source checked 2026-10-05
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Route questions, answered
Specific planning questions, with the scope of each source kept visible.
Which trail is shortest?
The official overview lists Fujinomiya as 4.3 km uphill. Shorter distance does not establish lower effort.
Do the listed hours include the return?
No: our four entries use the overview’s ascent estimates only. Descent, rests and crater-rim walking are additional.
Is Yoshida automatically easy?
The FAQ highlights its huts, but still describes steep upper terrain. Choose according to experience and current rules.
Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · Sources checked · Source research; current route conditions are not confirmed.
Planning at a glance
Access and starting point
Yoshida starts at Fuji-Subaru Line 5th Station; the other trails have separate fifth-station access. Check route-specific transport and entry rules.
Difficulty and required experience
The official FAQ describes steep rocky upper slopes and unpredictable weather on all routes. No standardized technical grade is established here.
Season and restrictions
The 2026 Shizuoka climbing season ended on 10 September. Summer estimates do not describe an October ascent; future opening dates need a new check.
Sources for current information
- Official Fuji climbing site · seasonal closure notice
Dated 2026 season context; not confirmation of future opening dates.
- Official Fuji climbing site · questions and rules
Official visitor questions; check the current season’s requirements.
This page stores reference sources, not live conditions. Check the provider’s publication date and route coverage before use.
Research still needed
For Mount Fuji, this atlas does not yet document first-ascent history. Missing first-ascent evidence does not mean a mountain is unclimbed.
Use the linked sources as starting points; summit coordinates do not describe a climbing route or public access.
Sources and coverage
Imported geographic data from Wikidata (CC0); not independently field-verified. Data snapshot: 30 September 2026. Elevations and boundaries can differ between sources. Mountain-range membership follows explicit Wikidata relationships or a coordinate match against published GMBA v2 standard polygons. GMBA: Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (2021), CC BY 4.0; methodology: Snethlage et al. (2022). Missing evidence remains open.
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Editorial responsibility
Responsible publisher and editorial author: Climbing Chronicle Redaktion. AI-assisted source research; no on-site inspection or professional route approval is claimed.
- Route listing source check
- 2026-10-05 · partial inventory; current access remains open
- Planning source check
- 2026-10-05 · only the individually cited planning additions
- Earlier profile review
- Open · no complete editorial review recorded
- Imported context retrieved
- 2026-10-05 · automated retrieval, not an editorial review
How sources, authorship and review dates work
Further reading about Mount Fuji
Links discovered through the Wikidata record. These articles have not been checked as evidence for route, difficulty or access claims.
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