Yoshida Trail 5th Sta. - Fujisan kumokirifudo Shrine — Local services in Fujiyoshida

While the views at the top and along the way are beautiful, the trail itself is awful. The majority is barren terrain with overpriced, filthy toilet stops. Further, we started on the Subashiri trail (much lovelier with more greenery) but at NO POINT were we informed that descending via the Yoshida trail meant that we needed to pay an extra ¥2000 exit fee on top of the ¥1000 entry we paid at the start of the Subashiri trail. Upon exiting we were cheerfully frog-marched to the cashier by the gate attendants and forced to pay....

I took this trail up and watch the most breathtaking sunrise the pictures don’t do it justice.

Make sure to bring yen. There are no ATMs and water along the trail is about ¥600 a bottle in some spots. Stamps for your walking stick can range from ¥300-¥500 and the restrooms ask for ¥200

You’ll definitely want a walking stick and a headlamp if you plan on going during the night or lowlight hours. We didn’t expect it to be so cold in July, but we with we had warmer cloths it was around 5 degrees...

The trail gets challenging but is doable until the 8th station for people who are fit. A walk until the 6th station can be...