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Mt. Fuji climbing season

Climbers head to the top of Mt. Fuji along the Yoshida route in Yamanashi Prefecture on July 1, 2026. The route, as well as the Subashiri route in Shizuoka Prefecture, opened the same day for the start of the official climbing season through Sept. 10.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season

Climbers head to the top of Mt. Fuji along the Yoshida route on July 1, 2026. The route in Yamanashi Prefecture, as well as the Subashiri route in Shizuoka Prefecture, opened the same day for the start of the official climbing season through Sept. 10.

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Mt. Fuji in climbing season

A ritual to cut a sacred shimenawa rope tied to a torii gate is held during the opening ceremony of the Subashiri route in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2026, as the official climbing season began for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures. The route is open through Sept. 10.

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Mt. Fuji in climbing season

People begin climbing Mt. Fuji along the Subashiri route on July 1, 2026. The route in Shizuoka Prefecture up Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, opened the same day for the start of the official climbing season through Sept. 10.

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Subashiri

Distant view of Mt. Fuji from Subashiri in Oyama-machi. The town of Subashiri flourished as the entranceway to Mt. Fuji. It was also on the route over Kagozaka Pass on the Koshu Highway from Gotenba to Yamanashi. Houses and tombstones are visible along the road, as well as a fire bell on the left. Research by the Yokohama Archives of History and the inscription style indicate that this is the work of Felix Beato.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐18‐0]

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Mt. Fuji seen from Subashiri

The same photo as cabinet number 78-17.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number62‐4‐0]

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Mt. Fuji seen from Subashiri

Distant view of Mt. Fuji from Subashiri in Oyama-machi. The size of Mt. Fuji and the fact that Mt. Hoei is visible on the right makes it possible to determine the place where the photograph was taken. Subashiri lies at the entrance of a mountain-climbing path. This photograph was probably taken somewhere along the path. The inscription indicates that this is the work of Felix Beato.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐17‐0]

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Subashiri

Subashiri located in the Sunto district of Suruga was an important crossroad from Suruga to the Kagosaka Pass through to Kai, and was also the entrance to Mt.Fuji. On page 91 of Scenes and People at the End of the Shogunate Era (published by Akashi Shoten, p.91) is a photo taken from almost the same angle.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number14‐4‐0]