Fujinomiya-guchi fifth station to Top †
Our route and photo †
Fujinomiya-guchi fifth station -> the top of the Fujinomiya-guchi -> go down Gotenba-guchi route -> Houeizan: Houei volcanic vent -> Fujinomiya-guchi new fifth station.
New Fifth station of Fujinomiya-guchi | Cloud Sea |  |  | foggy at fifth station | we could see cloud sea from sixth station. | Houeizan and snow around nighth station | scenery at the top of the Fujinomiya-guchi |  |  | it remained snow this year. | There were few people around 16:00. | Kage-Fuji: shadow of Mt. Fuji | down to the Houeizan |  |  | when cloud near the top is clear then we saw the shadow of the mountain. | we goes down the route you can see the route near the Houeizan |
July 20, 2008
Travel †
- go to
- left Tokyo station at 5:20 -> Fuji station at 7:59 -> take a bus, left Fujinomiya station at 8:30 -> arrived at Fujinomiya-guchi fifth station at 9:50.
- return from
- left from Fujinomiya-guchi fifth station at 19:10 -> reached JR Fujinomiya station at 20:15 and letf there at 20:20 by train JR wide View Fujikawa No. 14 -> arrived at Fuji station at 20:31 and left there 20:39 -> arrived at Atami station at 21:18, and chenge trains at Odawara at 21:50 for Tokyo. arrived at Tokyo at 23:01.
time and pedometer record †
- New fifth station left at 10:20, 2,636 steps
- at the top of the Mountain at 16:03, 6,453 steps
- back new fifth station at 19:03, 18,664 steps
- 12 km long (up 5 km long, down 7km long) whole 16,028 steps, it took 8 hr 43 min. pedometer didn't work correctly while climbing up, because each step was so small.
climbing-up time :5 hr 43 min †
- New fifth station : altitude 2,400m at 10:20, 2,636 steps
| 22 min
- sixth station : altitude 2,490m at 10:42, 3,497 steps
| 58 min
- seventh station: altitude 2,780m at 11:40, 4,856 steps
| 61min
- Ganso (original) seventh station: altitude 3,010m at 12:41, 5,325 steps
| 51 min
- eighth station: altitude 3,250m at 13:32, 6,366 steps
| 54 min
- ninth station:altitude 3,460m at 14:26, 6,392 steps
| 47 min
- ninth and half: altitude 3,590m at 15:13, 6,404 steps
| 50 min
- the Top: altitude 3,776m at 16:03, 6,453 steps
| 32 min
climbing down time: 3 hrs through Gotenba route †
- ninth station 3,600m at 16:35, 8,030 steps
| 16 min
- eighth station: altitude 3,500m at 16:51, 9,019 steps
| 15 min
- eighth station Akaiwa-hachigokan; altitude 3,300m at 17:06, 10,014 steps
| 30 min
- seventh station Sunabashiri-kan: altitude 3,135m at 17:36, 11,795 steps
| 25 min
- the Separation of Fujinomiya-Guchi and Gotenba-Guchi:2,800m at 18:01, 13,824 stepes
| 46 min
- sixth station Unkaisou: altitude 2,490m at 18:47, 17,327 steps
| 16 min
- New fifth station (bus station): altitude 2,380m at 19:03, 18,664 steps
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