Mount Fuji Japan

Fujinomiya Trail

The shortest way to the top of Mount Fuji, starting highest at 2,400 m on the south side. It is steep and rocky, and you go up and down the same path.

  • 8.6 km
  • 5 h 10 min up, 2 h 40 min down
  • strenuous
  • Best Jul–Sep

Photo: Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Fujinomiya Trail 5th Station (2,400 m) to the summit and back the same way

Distance
8.6 km · 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,320 m · 4,331 ft
Highest point
3,776 m · 12,388 ft
Time
5 h 10 min up, 2 h 40 min down
Difficulty
Strenuous
Route
Out and back

Elevation profile

Elevation from 2378 m to 3708 m over 4.3 km; lowest 2378 m, highest 3708 m.2,3003,1003,8000.0 km2.1 km4.3 km
Measured on the map, one way: 4.3 km, about +1,311 m of climbing, 2,378–3,708 m. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation: NASA SRTM via OpenTopoData.

Plan your trip

Best months: Jul–Sep

Permits & fees
2026 season rules (July 10 to September 10, 2026, now ended): a Shizuoka hiking fee of 4,000 yen per person per climb. You registered in advance in the Shizuoka FUJI NAVI app (or on site, about 30 minutes) and completed a short e-learning course on rules and manners with a quiz to get your entry pass. Entering between 2 pm and 3 am needed a mountain hut booking. The prefecture's page did not list a daily limit. Rules for 2027 had not been announced when we checked.
Getting there
Fuji Kyuko climbing buses from Mishima, Shin-Fuji, Fuji and Fujinomiya stations. The Fuji Skyline is closed to private cars during the climbing season (2026: July 10, 9 am, to September 10, 6 pm); park at Mizugatsuka Parking and take the paid shuttle. In heavy rain the Skyline closes and the shuttle does not run.
Good to know
  • Short does not mean easy: above the 7th Station the trail gets rougher and steeper, with falling stones.
  • The way down is steep and slippery in places and hard on the knees; walking poles help.
  • The first-aid center is at the 8th Station (in 2026 it was open from July 17 to September 4).

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Sources

Official figures where published; other numbers are measured on the map and approximate. Conditions and rules change — confirm with the official source before you go.