​​We want to start climbing Mt. Fuji from the bottom of the mountain

by Sarah
(Canada)

Hi Gary,

Your website has been very helpful. However, I do have a few questions. ​​We wanted to start climbing from the bottom of the mountain.

Do you know if there are stamps that we can get before the 5th station? If so, will they be open to get them?

How many hours should we allocate if we wanted to reach the top by sunrise if we started from the bottom? We were thinking of starting at 8 am. Would that be plenty of time or should we start earlier?

Is the 5th station where all the restaurants are? I mean like, if we were climbing from the bottom, how would we reach that area?

Your response is greatly appreciated.

Sarah