All About Mt. Fuji

From Akihabara mega stores to Yuru Camp campsites beneath Mt. Fuji and this year’s biggest conventions, here is your roadmap for an unforgettable anime-themed trip across Japan.

On a tight schedule? Follow this dawn-to-dusk plan that combines real train times, live-visibility checks and fallback options so you can photograph Fuji and still be back in Shinjuku by bedtime.

Mirror-calm lakes, red pagodas and secret tea fields: these 12 viewpoints give you the clearest and most photogenic angles of Mount Fuji in 2025. Grab the plus code, transport advice and our live-cam link for each spot so you never waste a blue-sky day.

Winter wins: November and December give you 70%+ clear-peak odds, while June's rainy season drops below 15%. Use this data-driven guide to time a picture-perfect Fuji view.

Rent an e-bike at Kawaguchiko Station, cruise quiet back roads, and end the day with the best pizza-and-pasta I’ve tasted in the Fuji Five Lakes. Here’s my personal route, stops and tips.

Every climber now pays a mandatory ¥4,000 hiking fee, books an online slot in advance, and can only pass the 5th‑station gates outside 2 pm: 3 am unless you hold a hut reservation. The Yoshida Trail is capped at 4,000 climbers per day; Shizuoka’s three trails have no cap (yet) but follow the same fee + gate hours.