Mt. Fuji Day Trip You Won’t Regret 

What an honor and a privilege it was for you to get to visit Fujisan! And your plan to beat the crowds worked perfectly! Thanks for taking us along! Due to my health and finances, I can never hope to visit her, but I completed an online virtual challenge to climb her virtually here at home! The challenge was through The Conqueror and it included all five of the lakes, as well as the slope of Fujisan herself! It was 47 miles in total and it took me 6 months to complete it due to my health. I did some of it in my wheelchair and some on my exercise bike, but I did most of it on my ski machine. I haven't actually touched her, but I climbed her! Right here in my livingroom! 🩷🩷

Mt. Fuji is one of the most beautiful and recognizable in the world. What an incredibly clear and close-up view you gave us!

I had no idea you could take commuter trains from Tokyo to Mt. Fuji! That was a very good travel tip.

It’s a great thing to do. We took our kids there about 5 years ago in the middle of winter when there are lots of clear days and you have the best chance of seeing Mt Fuji at its best. We stayed in the area a couple of nights. To get to the viewing park, you have to walk under the Shinkansen line. There really is a Shinkansen line! At the park, there is a statue of the Meiji emperor gazing out towards Mt Fuji. It’s right behind where everyone stands taking pictures. No videos ever seem to mention this but it really symbolises Japan. We got the iconic photos so the trip was a great success. Going home we got a Highway bus from Fujisan Station directly to Narita Airport, which suited us and worked really well. Waiting for the bus we had lunch at that Mos Burger. I will always remember it because they had run out of fries! We could only get one serving between all of us. 😂😂😂 I was happy to see it was still there.

I wonder how many of those foreign tourists are watching STJ videos for travel tips?

Oh wondrous. One day I aim to see the great mountain itself. Until then? Thankyou for allowing me to travel with you.

Wow, what a view. You can see ships in the harbor. Let's count them.❤ Sunflower ❤Sunflower 2 of them two sunflower ferries 🎉😂😂😂

Took this exact trip today. Had a clear day and missed the crowds. Passed the tour groups on my way back. Had lunch in Tokyo Best part of my trip so far. Thank you!

Wow!! What a beautiful view of Mt Fuji! Spectacular! Would love to see it in person. Thank you so much for such a wonderful video 😊

If I had to go up so many stairs I would possibly have an asthma attack on my way up, and definitely wouldn't be able to move the next day, but that's because I'm in poor shape. Still wouldn't feel any regrets, because the views were amazing, but my legs would make me pay for that walk 😂

A beautiful trip to a spectacular site. Even the simplest foods in Japan are so aesthetically pleasing. The crane with your Matcha latte is so simple, but beautiful. American foods look like a trash bin in comparison. I would love to travel in Japan. Have you ever considered organizing an itinerary for foreign tourists. Your insight and knowledge of the beauty of Japan would be greatly appreciated by many. Some of us are quiet and respectful too!😊

I ended up using this for our own trip, and it worked out perfectly! Much appreciated!

As an Air Force veteran, I flew over Mt. Fuji in March of 1970, the most stunning sight I will always cherish. It was as clear a day as anyone could wish for.

Yeah..there's Step 4 of the plan--"Pray that everybody *else* doesn't have the same idea to go early to 'avoid the crowds'." Glad it worked out for you.

Mt Fuji did NOT disappoint! Sooo beautiful! Only your Shikoku Mannaka Sennen Monogatari video was as good. I'd have no problem waking up early for the best views. When we go on a trip, I'm up at 3 am. It's when the vacation is over that I have trouble getting on the road before noon. Thanks for identifying Lake Kawaguchiko. I saw it in another vlog & have been going crazy trying to figure out the name. Lastly, that matcha looked delicious! I've been on serious matcha kick lately, but my lattes are sad in comparison.

Thank u for waking early taking ud along this amazing trip👍👏👏🎉 Fuji-san is truly majestic👍..looking forward to the next trip (:

so beautiful. thank you for sharing

Yippee! I always look forward to your new videos! 👍🏻❤️

I was stationed in Japan around the mid 90s and I don’t remember the train announcements in English, I would love to go back and climb Mt. Fuji again, yes I know only a fool does it twice 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

This route definitely works! I just followed the exact same route last Thursday! Definitely worthwhile to avoid the crowds. My God there was so many tourists at Kawaguchiko Station. So, so many people.

I am so glad I found your channel. I will be sure to leave extra extra early for Fujisan. And I've been watching your videos. Your joy and enthusiasm for eating is at Hobbit levels! I love it so much!

I love your idea of travel. No stressful exercise is required. But you have got to pack some snacks for those times that you are ahead of opening times.

Whoaa.. Rarely do I ever get to see a beef patty bigger than the bun itself!! 🤣🤣🤣 The view of Mt. Fuji was beautiful!! You picked a great day to visit and yes, it is worth getting up early and beating the tourist crowd to see it.

Very nice! A great day for you! It's one of those unique, iconic sights for sure! Those hamburgers too!!!!

Thank you so much for creating this travel vlog. If I ever get to travel to Japan, I feel confident that I will be able to travel the trains to see Fujisan. And, I will remember to wake up very early so that I can avoid the crowds.

The burger looked fake!

So many great views of Mount Fuji and you managed to avoid the crowds as well.

congratulations STJ, job well done!

This a great video. As always, thank you for sharing.

Thank you very much for this very usefull video!

You have done it again Solo san . Great idea using local trains. Boy you really stuck gold with your HOT hamburger,it's something you don't come across at fast food places. Gidday from Down Under 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘

As always, thank you very kindly for sharing your journeys with us.

Your plan to beat the crowds really came in handy today. Cheers.

Nice! I went to Kawaguchiko when I went to Japan in 2019, and rode the panaramic ropeway. Unfortunately it was very cloudy so I didnt get a good view of Fuji-san. I'm hoping when I next to go Japan that I'll be able to have a go at climbing Fuji-san tho

Perfect, we did this trip 2 weeks ago except we grabbed the Azuza no 1 and changed at Otsuki . We were lucky to get some clear views of Fuji san before it clouded over. Thanks for posting.

Mt Fuji is a gorgeous volcano. So perfect in form. I hope it stays dormant and gorgeous for some time to come.

Did the ENTIRE CITY RUN OUT OF BREAKFAST?!?

When I went to Fujikawaguchiko back in spring this year, it was all waaaaay pre-planned itineraries, and not this last minute weather forecast planning. I stayed near Fujikyu-Highland Station, woke up early and took the first train to Shimoyoshida. Thinking back, I am really really thankful that the skies were a perfect cloudless blue the whole 3 days I was there. If it was cloudy, it would have made me so sad and I'd have left Japan feeling a tiny bit unfulfilled. Side note : As much as I loved Kawaguchiko and what it has to offer, I recommend anyone going there to choose rental bicycles or drive around. I really hated the loop bus, it was jam packed with tourists(like me, *coughs* *ahem*). Once I had trouble alighting at a stop that not many people alighted from cos I was all the way at the back of the bus and the bus just drove off, so I had to alight at the next stop and backtrack(though backtracking wasn't that bad, since there's scenery to see).

came here in 2017 ... totally no regrets ... took a cable car up at kawaguchiko and had matcha in full view of fujisan ... unforgettable!

I'm so happy Fujisan wasn't wearing his cloak of clouds this day, thanks for taking us with you! 🇦🇺💝🇯🇵

I’ll bet there are families in the residential areas close to the mountain with those views that have their property for many years and it stays in the family .

Thank you for the visit to Fujisan, you made all the effort and we got the joy 😅❤❤👵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌹

I agree, going to tourist hot spots early on weekdays is the best way to avoid crowds.

STJ, I fell behind on videos and have finally caught up to 25+ videos this past two weeks. It almost feels like I am in Japan... best videos, ever.

Absolutely gorgeous. Fuji-san is so majesric, and the surrounding scenery is amazing. Thank you for taking us along- I wouldn't make it up the stairs since I am disabled.

That's so cool how you got the cab view of the train going down the tracks! Another great video, thanks! :)

Mount fuji was amazing thank you

Thanks!

So much for disabled access!!!

As a person with many food allergies, I appreciate seeing you eat all the foods I cannot enjoy. Thank you.

lol you reminded me again to 2018 I was supposed to go to Mt.Fuji via bus, but actually it was closed for safety reason (i dont remember if it was because of strong wind or very thick fog) ah wish I can go to Japan again and going to see Mt.Fuji for real

Beautiful ❤

11:26 it is strange to see that phrase without empty plates and curry bowls in the background 😂

Very nice. Thank you.

i see the name of a motorcycle i ride on the map, i insta upvote. happy to support

17:11 I like the views from earlier this morning. 🗻 thank you so much for taking us and showing us such a beautiful view of Fujisan. If I’m ever in Japan, I definitely would try and do the same thing like you and get there early. 🎉 your videos are such a blessing. I appreciate them and I appreciate you.

Enjoy the people too. 😂

And wow!

Yes!!!

Ça me rappelle de merveilleux souvenirs

Thank you so much for this excellent video with such breathtaking views!!

ハクさん、こんにちは！！ ミスいつかジャパンは少し前に富士山に登った。雲一つない素晴らしい景色です。今日もコノハナサクヤヒメはあなたに微笑みかけていました。

You come up with such interesting concepts for your videos. I loved this excursion. Yours is my favorite channel! Arigato gozaimasu

Getting there is also an adventure

STJ !! How lovely. 20:38, very beautiful cut… (especially with the sound of the train horns) Thanks for always uploading : )

Good work adding more variety to your videos! Although I miss Sunflower.😊

There were some odd train fares there. Shinjuko - Shinoyoshida, 2319 Yen. Fujisan - Kawaguchiko, 224 Yen. What is odd about them? The fact that they weren't rounded up to nearest 5 or 10 Yen in the manner that the restaurant prices always seem to be. So many people; and in a 3 coach train. Sardines in a can have more room. As for which view - I preferred the early morning views. There's a lot of detail gets lost in the back-lit or overcast scenes. I think another day trip wil be required to fully explore Lake Kawaguchi, There's a lot more beyond that distant bridge over the lake. Your forward planning worked because it did not have a first encounter with the enemy! 😀

I have a question about that app... can you also change the amount of time needed for a change? I'm a slow person due to disability and I cannot run, so I always need at least 2 minutes extra.

My family drove around Fujisan on Oct 17th. It was an amazing trip! I think it is another way to really experience the majesty of Mt Fuji. We also drove around some of the Lakes. Then on to drive around a larger part of Japan. Your videos helped me more than you could imagine!

Thank you for the incredible video. Thanks for sharing.

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Thank you for the video, STJ-San, but I'm afraid I might very much regret telling my wife she needed to be at a train station before 0500! I've only seen Fuji from an airplane but it looked very nice. Before 1980, Mt St Helens in my state used to be compared to it. We saw it today! I hope Fuji never does that.

I didn't know Thomas the Tank Engine was big over there. That train brought back childhood memories.

Wow amazing video! I can’t wait to see it myself in January! Thank you!

A bit of a story about Chureito pagoda- a picture of it was in one of my elementary school literature books, accompanying a story about an arrogant sumo wrestler that was tricked by a fox. I don't remember anything else in that textbook, but that picture of the pagoda framed by the flowering trees and Fuji in the background immediately made an impression on me even though I knew nothing of Japan as a country, and it stayed with me for decades until I finally made plans to visit last October. The weather was beautiful, and I was looking forward to crowning the end of my trip with a visit to the long-remembered pagoda....until I hurt my knee on the Nakasendo and my last week in Japan was spent with a bad limp restricted to museums and food. My knee is all better now and I'm even more motivated to go back and see my view.

You missed going up the chairlift at the lake and you can also enter the Fuji Q Highland Park for free if you are not doing the rides; they also have a viewing platform in the middle for Fuji-san.

Oh my goodness my friend something I can watch and enjoy stay safe much love I enjoy your videos hopefully one day I will be able to join you

Chuo Rapid Line is so long. It's like long distance train masked as commuter.

I really enjoyed the video...I'm really blown away by all the transportation Japan...in my state they r dumb as a box of rocks...we have a train that goes cross country or maybe Florida...then we have r city busses which u have to take out a mortgage on ur house to be able to afford bus fare...and we have a city train that doesn't go as far as people think ...so if u have to go cross u better bring lunch cuz u will be waiting for awhile for ur bus...and in Cleveland here r bus drivers r behind bullet proof plexiglass cuz people like to beat up or shoot r drivers...so to see how Japan's transportation it's like a dream come true....love u and be safe... Debbie Santos

Thanks to this video. But I never use odakyu line before. Then Can you introduce some of them. I'll plan to travel next time. Thank you so much.

If I take the train from Mt. Fuji Station and get off at Hayashi instead of Kawaguchiko Station, is it less walk? My husband has bad knees so try to walk as little as possible. Thanks!

When you take commuter trains, do you just get the ticket before boarding, like a bus or do you have to reserve it? Both views were nice, but I did like the first one better. Less clouds.

Hey, how come the burgers from Mos burger in Singapore are so small compared to the one you had? It looks delicious. By the way, i still like Mos Burger

do we need to exit the Takao or Otsuki station (by using IC card) or just hop from one train to another and pay at the end (by IC card) at Shimoyoshida?

About what time did you get to the observation deck at the PAGODA to see Fuji?

The lake view is beautiful

Hi ..many years ago when camping at the base of Mt Fuji I remember looking up in the dark if early morning and seeing the snow cap o Fuji pinkish red from the first rays of a rising sun. ..

You were lucky, seeing both sunny and cloudy versions ❤

I really like this pov video type! hope someday I can visit fujisan too❤

That image at 7:20 was amazingly beautiful. Thank you. Oh man! 9:44.

What a beautiful, dormant volcano.

Thank you for the trip. I hope I can follow your advice and make it in the near future.

I’m glad that you finally got to visit Mt. Fuji 🗻🗻

wauuuu as a japan fans and lover this is the best view i see ,first time i see when i see in anime or yt about japan and now its real if we go and see

very nice video. i plan to go to see Fujisan next year Jan and your video is very good guidance for me

Did u go last week of oct 2023? I was there too fujisan is soo nice

What a view! Some day I’ll travel there to witness that.

So lucky! I only had one day left in tokyo when i went up mt takao and it was so cloudy 😅

Was there last week got the same view. It was beautiful!

There is a Harry Potter mark on Fujisan