Toyo-kan — Local services in Fujiyoshida

My husband and I climbed Mt Fuji in the first Saturday of September, and booked this hut in June. I chose to book the one with partition, as we are not really keen on sleeping right next to complete strangers. This seems to be the only one that offers partition on Yoshida trail, although I might've missed some huts that didn't have English on their website or were not able to book online. Anyway, I thought the partition was really worth it. The little "bunk" area was just right for 2 people, and you got two Northface sleeping bags, a light, and a power plug. It was fine for a few hours of quick rest in between the climbs. You do have to pay for this extra privacy though - it cost us Y11500 per person, which included the hamburger dinner and simple breakfast, on a Saturday night (other days are cheaper). ||||I booked online. And it all worked out - when we got there around 4:30pm, they were expecting us. The staff were all quite nice and friendly. They seemed to have 2 dinner times and they would call your name when your turn comes. Dinner was simple - a meat pattie, a bowl of rice (refillable), a miso soup and some pickles. It was quite tasty. You could also buy beer or fizzy, although tea is free. I wasn't that sold on the breakfast however. ||||Unfortunately we had noisy neighbours, who finally decided to go to sleep at about 9pm (note that dinner was served at 5:30 so we retreated to our room at 6pm). I had a few hours of sleep and heard some people getting ready at 11:30pm. We slept till 2ish and decided to leave then. It's pitched dark outside, and once you left the 7th station, there won't be any more lights. So please bring head lamps if you plan to climb in the dark. Don't worry, you would be in plenty of company!||||Overall this place did what was needed, albeit at a cost. I would've preferred to stay somewhere higher - like at least 8th station, as that would mean you have less to climb on day two, in the dark. However this place has been good and I am glad...

My husband and I climbed Mt Fuji in the first Saturday of September, and booked this hut in June. I chose to book the one with partition, as we are not really keen on sleeping right next to complete strangers. This seems to be the only one that offers partition on Yoshida trail, although I might've missed some huts that didn't have English on their website or were not able to book online. Anyway, I thought the partition was really worth it. The little "bunk" area was just right for 2 people, and you got two Northface sleeping bags, a light, and a power plug. It was fine for a few hours of quick rest in between the climbs. You do have to pay for this extra privacy though - it cost us Y11500 per person, which included the hamburger dinner and simple breakfast, on a Saturday night (other days are cheaper). ||||I booked online. And it all worked out - when we got there around 4:30pm, they were expecting us. The staff were all quite nice and friendly. They seemed to have 2 dinner times and they would call your name when your turn comes. Dinner was simple - a meat pattie, a bowl of rice (refillable), a miso soup and some pickles. It was quite tasty. You could also buy beer or fizzy, although tea is free. I wasn't that sold on the breakfast however. ||||Unfortunately we had noisy neighbours, who finally decided to go to sleep at about 9pm (note that dinner was served at 5:30 so we retreated to our room at 6pm). I had a few hours of sleep and heard some people getting ready at 11:30pm. We slept till 2ish and decided to leave then. It's pitched dark outside, and once you left the 7th station, there won't be any more lights. So please bring head lamps if you plan to climb in the dark. Don't worry, you would be in plenty of company!||||Overall this place did what was needed, albeit at a cost. I would've preferred to stay somewhere higher - like at least 8th station, as that would mean you have less to climb on day two, in the dark. However this place has been good and I am glad...

We stayed at the Toyokan after climbing the Mr Fuji in the heavy rain, wind, cold and fog. We were freezing. When we checked-in they first gave us towels to dry ourselves and our stuff. Our boots were completely soaked and they gave us plastic bags to put the boots in. Wet boots in plastic bag?! There was not a chance on Earth to dry our boots and putting them in the plastic bag was the worst thing to do. Imagine how much fun it was to put them back on next morning. On the other hand this mountain hut is very clean and nice, with comfortable beds. Dinner and breakfast were OK and we were allowed to eat as much rice we could. The curfew was at 8:00 PM which we found strange. And the check-out at 7:00 AM. They did not allowed us to eat breakfast in the hut, we had to go outside the hut to eat breakfast which was kind of rude. Eating cold breakfast in the wet boots standing outside was so much fun. We paid a lot of money to stay there and we expected to be welcomed there. The staff was rude and unhelpful. It is quite possible to reach the top of Mt Fuji and go back down in one day. It is only 4 hours to the top. I would not recommend to stay in the hut, just go up and down in one day and stay in a nice hotel in the Kawaguchiko area for the...