Pilgrimage to Mount Fuji (English-speaking guide + Japanese-speaking mountain guide)

1. If the minimum number of participants (two) is less than 14 days before the departure date, the tour may be canceled.
2. Please provide the address and contact number of your accommodation the day before, as well as an email address where you can be reached. The organizer or sales agent will contact you if the tour is canceled. Please note: Sometimes, an English-speaking tour guide will contact you the day before departure.
3. The 5th station is approximately 2,300 meters above sea level, the 7th station hut is approximately 3,000 meters above sea level, and the summit is approximately 3,500 meters above sea level. The temperature at the summit is consistently below 5°C, with a temperature difference of more than 15°C from the 5th station. Please ensure you are well-protected and confirm the list of necessary items and climbing gear in advance. http://www.japanican.com/~/media/en/misc/pdf/mtfujiclimb.pdf
4. The air becomes thinner as you climb higher, making altitude sickness more likely. Before departure, please ensure adequate sleep and take proper health precautions.
5. This tour includes sunrise viewing from the summit, so all participants must reach the mountain hut at the Seventh Station on the first day of the tour. Weather conditions, crowded trails, or other factors may prevent the sunrise from being visible on that day. Refunds based on these conditions are not accepted.
6. In principle, the tour will proceed as planned even if it rains. However, if the weather on the day of departure or after departure deteriorates and the leader and mountain guide deem it a hazard to the safety of the group, the tour may be canceled. Furthermore, the above schedule, climbing time, route, and estimated arrival time are subject to significant change due to weather conditions and the number of climbers.
7. This tour will include Japanese guests from other groups. Only guests participating in this tour will be accompanied by an English-speaking guide. In addition to the English-speaking guide accompanying the entire tour, a professional mountain guide (who speaks only Japanese) will accompany the group from the Fifth Station to the summit.
8. This tour offers mountaineering equipment rentals to accommodate foreign travelers or those without equipment. Rental equipment can be picked up in Shinjuku or at the Mount Fuji Fifth Station and returned at the Mount Fuji Fifth Station.
9. For safety reasons, the company is required to prepare a climber roster. Please fill in the names, emergency contact numbers, and addresses of all participants on the day of the trip.
10. Guests who, due to personal reasons, cannot stay at the Toyokan and instead stay at another mountain lodge on the day of the trip, will be responsible for all accommodation expenses.
11. The mountain lodge rooms are co-ed with bunk beds. Please understand that the sleeping space may be smaller than one tatami mat per person. Furthermore, there are no baths in the mountain lodges, and the toilets are located outside the lodges and are non-flush.
12. If you miss the bus from the Mount Fuji Kawaguchiko Fifth Station on the second day (departure time will be announced on the second day), you will be required to return to your destination at your own expense.
13. Vegetarian meals are available. Please make reservations at least five days in advance of your departure date. Changes cannot be made on the day of the tour. Please note that we will provide a Japanese set lunch box for dinner on the first day and a bento breakfast for breakfast on the second day. Meals can be ordered at the mountain lodge at your own expense; please contact us directly.
14. Children under 5 years old are not permitted to participate. Children aged 6-15 must be accompanied by an adult aged 20 or older. Children aged 16-19 must mail a parental consent form to the company four days before departure.
15. This tour does not include mountaineering insurance. (Non-Japanese nationals are not eligible for mountaineering insurance in Japan.) We recommend that you purchase overseas travel insurance in your home country before departure.
16. The tour price does not include the Mount Fuji entrance fee. Please pay this fee directly at the lodge. (Approximately 1,000 yen)
17. According to Yamanashi Prefecture regulations, guests with tattoos (including partial tattoos or tattoo stickers) are prohibited from entering hot springs. Therefore, please note that guests with tattoos may not be able to bathe in the Red Fuji-no-Yu hot springs.
18. The tour price only includes admission to the Red Fuji-no-Yu hot springs and does not include bath towels or hand towels. These can be purchased at your own expense. Body soap, shampoo, and conditioner are provided at the bathing facilities.
19. The official opening date for Mount Fuji is subject to official announcement.