I guess most of people know the Mt. Fuji, which is the highest mountain in Japan. The height is 3,776 meters. Even Japanese want to go climbing in the mountain before we die, because it’s the national landmark and holy place. Something may be there.
I went to the top of Mt. Fuji 5 years ago with my friends. I drove my car from Tokyo to level 5 of the Mt. Fuji for 3 hours and started climbing at 22:00. Of course you can start from level 1, but Mt Fuji has 9 levels, and you can park a car at level 5.
It was summer. I didn’t bring any jackets or sweaters. The temperature in Tokyo was over 30 degrees C (86 degrees F), but it’s 0 degrees C (32 degrees F) on the peak. I was freezing to death. Only Amazake, which was Japanese traditional hot drink, warmed up my body. Unfortunately I almost became altitude sickness on the way. My friends game me portable oxygen masks, which saved my conscious.
There are too many people climbing in the mountain in summer. The sun rose when we reached to the level 9. The view was amazingly beautiful. Everybody stopped their feet and gazed over the sunrise. Maybe the beauty gave me a power, and I got the peak after 8-hour walk. I peeked the crater. Strong wind came up against my face. It was hard and cold to me, but I know what I did was what I wanted.
If you’re interested to climb the Mt. Fuji, don’t forget to bring a jacket.
