If you’re in the Tokyo area for a week or so during climbing season (July – September), climbing Mount Fuji should be high up on your list. Fuji-san as “he” is know is Japan’s tallest mountain (3,776m / 12,389ft) and one of the most recognisable mountains in the world with its near perfect symmetrical dome. Yet it is surprisingly easy to summit – you can be there and back from Tokyo within 24 hours – and has the feeling of an event as you join the 300,000 people who make the ascent every year.
Throw in the spectacular views for the sunrise from the summit and the great fun of staying with various Japanese travellers in one of the mountain huts (bring whiskey!), and you have a truly wonderful Japanese experience and arguably the highlight of the country. Plus, I mean how often can you summit one of the most famous mountains in the world within 24 hours?