Mt Fuji climbing (Jul 1 - Aug 31)

Mt Fuji climbing (Jul 1 - Aug 31)

Through July until the end of August, the warmest season, it is a Japanese rite of passage to climb to the summit of Fujiyama (Mt Fuji), which Shinto tradition says is the home of gods. A favourite time to climb is through the night so the eighth and final station can be reached at sunrise. Fuji is an ancient fire goddess, grandmother of Japan. The climbing tradition comes from an Edo period (1603 to 1867) climbing cult. A sacred mountain since ancient times, Fujiyama’s summit was forbidden to women until the Meiji Era ...