US EditionMount Fuji Opens to Climbers in Shizuoka
SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE, JAPAN, JUL 10 – Shizuoka Prefecture requires climbers to pay 4,000 yen and complete an etiquette course to reduce overcrowding and environmental impact on Mt. Fuji trails.
- The climbing season on Mount Fuji fully started on July 10, 2025, as all three trails on the Shizuoka side opened, with local authorities charging an entrance fee of 4,000 yen.
- Shizuoka Prefecture began collecting the entrance fee and restricting access to its trails from 2 p.m. to 3 a.m. for this season.
- Hikers using Shizuoka trails must complete a course on climbing rules and etiquette and pass a quiz, and those without overnight reservations cannot pass through checkpoints.
- The climbing season will last until September 10, welcoming hundreds of thousands of climbers annually as a World Cultural Heritage site.
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Final 3 Mount Fuji trails open; ¥4,000 fee charged for all climbers
The climbing season on Mount Fuji began in full on Thursday as all three trails on the Shizuoka Prefecture side were opened, with all local authorities charging an entrance fee of 4,000 yen. The most commonly used trail, in neighboring Yamanashi Prefecture, opened on July 1. Both prefectures have introduced…
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Final 3 Mt. Fuji trails open, 4,000 yen fee charged for all climbers
The climbing season on Mt. Fuji began in full on Thursday as all three trails on the Shizuoka Prefecture side were opened, with all local authorities charging an entrance fee of 4,000 yen ($27).
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