12/10/2015

Fall Views From Fuji's 5th Station

Halfway up Mount Fuji the view is incredible!

Por Cathy Cawood

Community writer

View over Aokigahara Forest and  Fujiyoshida

Mount Fuji's peak, seen from the shrine at the 5th Station

There were horses giving tourists rides along the trail

The upper slopes of Mount Fuji are a dark wasteland of volcanic gravel

It feels amazing to be halfway up Japan's highest mountain (even if I came by car)

From certain points you can see the peak of Mount Fuji

Evergreens mixed with deciduous tree make a beautiful texture

The treeline ends at the 5th station, giving way to loose volcanic gravel

Gateway to Mount Fuji - Fifth Station on Subaru Line

Aviso

Todos los senderos hacia la cima y las instalaciones públicas están cerrados durante invierno a partir del 11 de Septiembre. Para obtener la última información, consulte <a href =" "http://www.fujisan-climb.jp/en/current_status.html" > aquí </a>.

Latest on Monte Fuji

Early October is too soon for Fall color in Tokyo, but at the Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station on Mount Fuji, the season is well underway. The cold air is bracing, and views of Mount Fuji's slopes are enhanced by red and yellow trees mixed with evergreens.

Aokigahara Forest wraps around Mount Fuji like a blue-green skirt. In the distance you can see Lake Yamanaka and Lake Kawaguchiko, and the town of Fujiyoshida sprawls around the base of the smaller mountains across the plain.