Once people started climbing Mt. Fuji from the foot of the mountain. Currently, however, there is a highway until the altitude of more than approximately 2,000 meters in 4 mountain trails, and usually people climb the mountain through these 4 mountain trails. This place is called the halfway point of Mt. Fuji, and some trails call this place new halfway point. Toward the peak, the stages of the mountain trail increase from the halfway point to the sixth stage point, the sixth stage point to the seventh stage point at an approximate interval of 350 meters altitude. The peak is at the 10th stage point of the mountain.
Every mountain trail is well-maintained, but in spite of the beauty of Mt.
Fuji from distance, the mountain trails go through with rubble of lava. You may have a mistaken impression that you were climbing on a mound of a junk yard. Although the peak can be reached within 6 to 7 hours from the starting points of the mountain trails, some people start to show the signs of altitude sickness at around the 3,000 meters point. Caution should be needed when climbing further because many of people show the symptoms of altitude sickness such as head ache and nausea etc. At each stage point there are mountain huts for accommodations and food.