From the top of the Fujinomiya trail, how long does it take to walk around to the Yoshida trail to get a better sunrise viewpoint?
Search this site:             

From the top of the Fujinomiya trail, how long does it take to walk around to the Yoshida trail to get a better sunrise viewpoint?

by no name given
(Tokyo, Japan)

Considering summiting via the Fujinomiya trail, but heard it doesn’t have a good vantage point for the sunrise?

Comments for From the top of the Fujinomiya trail, how long does it take to walk around to the Yoshida trail to get a better sunrise viewpoint?

Average Rating starstarstarstarstar

Click here to add your own comments

Jun 28, 2023
Rating
starstarstarstarstar
about 30 min.
by: Gary Wolff

From the top of the Fujinomiya trail over to the top of the Yoshida trail is about 30 minutes, as you can see if you zoom in on the detailed map of Mt. Fuji's Ohachimeguri summit loop trail (お鉢めぐり,) in the upper right corner of this PDF:
http://garywolff.com/detailed_2021_fuji_climbing_map.pdf

But it’s also only 20 minutes to the top of the Kengamine peak (剣ヶ峰), the actual 3776-m summit of Mt. Fuji and Japan's highpoint, where you should also be able to catch a stunning sunrise, weather permitting.

And in August 2012 I caught an absolutely magnificent sunrise (goraiko, 御来光, the honorable arrival of light) from the top of the Fujinomiya trail: https://flic.kr/p/cXuiGu

I loved the Fujinomiya trail... the shortest route to Mt. Fuji's summit and with the highest elevation 5th station of all 4 trails. More details on my 2012 Fujinomiya climb are on this page:
https://www.garyjwolff.com/climbing-mt-fujis-fujinomiya-trail.html
...where you can also see my video including the absolutely breathtaking views of the beautiful blue Suruga Bay.

Happy trails and thanks for visiting my site…

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Climbing Mt. Fuji.

Japan-Texas ebook cover thumbnail
A FREE download at Smashwords



Pattaya ebook cover
Only $1.99 at Amazon
(¥214 at アマゾン日本)




Alaska ebook cover
Only $2.99 at Amazon
(¥340 at アマゾン日本)




GW's road trip ebook cover
Only 99¢ at Amazon
(¥114 at アマゾン日本)




new Climbing Mt. Fuji book
Only $2.99 at Amazon
(¥343 at アマゾン日本)




Only $2.99 at Amazon
(¥343 at アマゾン日本)

 



Let's connect!!

Gary J. Wolff
Facebook badge

View Gary J. Wolff's profile on LinkedIn

My pics:

My videos: YouTube logo



What's New?

  1. Can you do nothing for 2 minutes? Don't think so! :-)

    Jul 09, 25 08:16 AM

    Need to slow down today? Apparently a lot of people do. In 2011 Alex Tew introduced a “fun side project” called "Do nothing for 2 minutes." When users clicked on the site, it immediately began a 2-min…

    Read more

  2. American man rescued on Mt. Fuji trail before it opens; camping from June 26th

    Jul 06, 25 01:00 AM

    An American male tourist (67) who had climbed Mt. Fuji's Fujinomiya trail alone before it opened on June 26th and was camping in a tent near the new 7th station was rescued on the morning of the 4th a…

    Read more

  3. What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji

    Jun 30, 25 10:21 PM

    In 2024, there were 2,946 mountain distress incidents reported nationwide, according to the National Police Agency — a decrease of 180 from the previous year. However, trouble on popular tourist peaks…

    Read more