Mount Fuji The Best Tour In Japan

Mount Fuji in Japan (Pinterest)

Mount Fuji, located on the island of Honshu, is the highest mountain in Japan, at 3,776.24 m (12,389.2 ft). This mountain is the second highest volcano located on an island in the Asian continent (after Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra), and the seventh highest peak of an island on Earth. Mount Fuji is an active volcano that last erupted from 1707 to 1708. It is located about 100 km (62 miles) southwest of Tokyo and can be seen from there on clear days. Mount Fuji's cones are very symmetrical, and are covered in snow for about five months of the year. The mountain is commonly used as an icon of Japanese culture and is often depicted in works of art and photography, and is visited by many tourists and climbers.

Mount Fuji is one of the "Three Holy Mountains" (Sanreizan) along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku. This mountain is one of the Historic Sites of Japan. The mountain was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013. According to UNESCO, Mount Fuji has "inspired artists and poets and been an object of pilgrimage for centuries". UNESCO recognizes 25 interesting cultural sites in the Mount Fuji region. These 25 locations include the mountain and the Shinto shrine Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha, as well as the Taisekiji Temple of the Head Buddha founded in 1290, later depicted by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai.

Mount Fuji Tour Time

Mount Fuji and Hakone Tour - Return by bus: - Please go by yourself to the meeting point (07:50 - 08:25) - Mount Fuji 5 Station (30 minutes) - Lunch included (50 minutes) - Lake Ashi Cruise (15 min) - Komagatake Ropeway (50 min) - Depart from Hakone and Return to Odawara Station by bus. - Odawara Station to Shinjuku Station by bus - Tour Ends at Shinjuku Station (20:30) Mount Fuji and Hakone Tour - Return by Shinkansen: - Please go by yourself to the meet up point (7:50 - 08:25) - Mount Fuji 5th Station (30 minutes) - Lunch included (50 minutes) - Lake Ashi Cruise (15 minutes) - Komagatake Ropeway (50 minutes) - Depart from Hakone and Return to Odawara Station by bus. - Odawara Station to Tokyo Station by express train (40 minutes) - Tour Ends at Tokyo Station (20:00).

FYI, transportation costs in Japan are very expensive, when compared to us in Indonesia! For example, when you want to go around this tourist spot on Mount Fuji, the closest distance for a bus ticket is around 970 yen or around 100 thousand rupiah one way, not back and forth, try to calculate if we are going to visit several places. Not to mention the entrance fee for tourist attractions, such as FujiQ Highland for the entry ticket, just 1500 yen or around 180 thousand rupiah. You can imagine how much money we have to spend if we want to go to tourist spots around Mount Fuji.

MT PRICE. FUJI PASS

This ticket price will follow the exchange rate of yen to rupiah. Ticket Type Mt. There are three Fuji passes, 1 Day Ticket, 2 Day Ticket and 3 Day Ticket. For tickets that are more than one day, for example 2 days must be used for 2 consecutive days.