【Yoshida Trail 2025】Safety Measures for Climbing Mount Fuji

2024.12.27

The following restrictions have been introduced to ensure the safety of those climbing Mount Fuji on the Yoshida Trail in 2025.
Only climbers who have made reservations at the mountain huts will be able to make the climb up Mount Fuji during the night.
Please review the following information if you are planning to climb Mount Fuji. We would appreciate it if organisations such as mountaineering associations, travel agencies, and mountaineering equipment stores alike could assist in disseminating and publicising these restrictions.

【Yamanashi Prefecture (Yoshida Trail)】

◆Restrictions on passage

The following restrictions will be enforced at the fifth station of the Yoshida Trail, with gates put in place, however those with prior reservations to stay in the mountain huts are exempt.

1) The restrictions will be in effect from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. the next day.

2) Restrictions will be imposed when the number of climbers exceed 4,000 people per day.

Information regarding the restrictions will be available on this website and our X account, @official_mtfuji.

◆Climbers who pass through the gate at the fifth station will pay a fee of 4,000 yen per person.

◆To avoid potential accidents from occurring, please listen to the designated mountaineering guide appointed by the Yamanashi Prefectural Government and follow proper climbing etiquette.

◆We advise inexperienced climbers to climb with the assistance of a mountaineering guide.

◆Lack of proper climbing equipment may result in denial of access to the mountain trails.
Equipment | Planning your trip | Official Web Site for Mt. Fuji Climbing (fujisan-climb.jp)

*This policy is currently in effect as of December 2024. The Yamanashi Prefectural Assembly is scheduled to discuss the regulatory details in February 2025.

Contact

Yamanashi Prefecture
　Governor's Policy Bureau
　Mount Fuji Conservation and Tourism Ecosystem Promotion Group
　　　Phone: 055-223-1315