Station 5

You can drive or take a bus to this station. It was loaded with day trippers and hikers already finished. You sure could tell the difference between hikers who had just finished and hikes who were just starting.... hehe...

Climbing Mount Fuji

July 23rd 2008
Well, I officially conquered Japan by climbing the 3,776 meters of Mount Fuji! Definitely a checkmark off my “To Do Life List”. Ask me now and I would recommend the hike, I think it was the most amazing (and most difficult) thing I’ve ever done. Ask me ¾ way up the mountain and I would have probably called myself crazy and questioned every decision to hike 9 hours up a mountain. My favorit ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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