I went back to Mt. Fuji again in the end of July, to climb up to the mountain.  At last, I did it.  Thin air, headache, muscle pain and dirty shoes.  It took me 8 hours for round trip.  5.5 hours of ascending. 1 hour lunch break. 1.5 hours descending.

 

 

Snows are all gone this time.

 

Even grasses.

 

I have been here in Spring.  It was under the snow, I think.
 

 

Yes, I started from 5th station (Ko-ko-me, about 2500 meters) and now it is 3100 meters. 670 meters more to go.

 

You are almost there, it says.

 

Paths are getting rough when approaching to the top.

 

I am almost there.  You can see the top from here.

 

At last on the top.  It was foggy though.

 

Souvenir shops on the top.  Water is about 500 yen (5 times more expensive than the ground.  And Snickers is about 250 yen).

 

Can't go without it.
 

 

The fire mouth of Mt. Fuji.

 

Smaller than I expected.

 

Path back to the 5th station. Very gentle slopes, but takes hours to get down.

 

At the lake Ashi in Ha-ko-ne. You can board on a pirate ship here.
 

 

See the smoke?  It is alive!!

 

Boiling eggs.

 

Eggs turn into black after boiling in the water.  Tastes the same though. 500 yen for six pack.

 

Mt. Fuji was supposed to be seen over me but it was cloudy.