While I was spending time navigating Tokyo with a ‘tween awhile back, my daughter and I attempted a half-day climb of Mt. Fuji.

Although it didn’t end the way we’d planned, we both still enjoyed the challenge, so I wrote a guest post about climbing Fuji-san for Away.com.

They are part of a network that includes Outside magazine online and GORP, short for Great Outdoor Recreation Pages.

The climbing season for Fuji is July and August.

If you’re in Japan for any length of time during those months, and you are in decent physical condition, I recommend attempting to summit. 

If you just want a quick ”touch and go” on the mountain, take a bus to the Fifth Station, walk around a little and skip the sore legs.

Mt. Fuji is a little over an hour southwest of Tokyo.