oscarandpenelope

I will have 3 days and 3 nights in Tokyo next month right before the New Year, visiting for the first time , traveling solo and would like to see Mt. Fuji. Not interested in the hot springs and will stay in Asakusa overnight. I am confused about the various options to see Mt. Fuji. Is there a good website that explains this? Thanks in advance.

oscarandpenelope

When my parents went 35 years ago, they did a day tour with a group. Any tour companies you would recommend for a Mt. Fuji day trip?

Mara

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2172.html

See above for info - it lists both ways to go on your own and some info on going with a group....

oscarandpenelope

Thanks for the info. I ended up going with JTB Sunrise Tours.

hawaiiantraveler

oscar,
tell us what happened with JTB Sunrise Tours. How much and what happened during the tour.

Aloha!

MinnBeef

Yes, I'm very interested also as I'm considering using them for a 2 day tour of Hakone later this year.

oscarandpenelope

I took the Mt. Fuji & Hakone with return by bullet train tour, basically the only Mt. Fuji tour available before the end of the year. US$170 booked through viator.com. Meeting place at the bus station was very easy to find, as there was a huge ticket booth for two major tour companies there. I was in Tokyo for the first time, for three full days (four days and three nights), and the Mt. Fuji tour day was the only one that rained nonstop. It started out foggy and then it turn to heavy rain by mid day, so didn't get a view of Mt. Fuji at all. But we did get to the first station, the upper stations were closed due to recent snow. Had a lovely lunch at Fuji-Q Highland. Our tour guide was Hiro-ito (aka "Fish"), very polite, always smiling, made some funny jokes and even sang a couple of times.Despite the horrible weather, I would definitely recommend this tour group. They were organized and know their stuff. We only got to stay at each location for 30-40 minutes though, which I had anticipated for a day trip that cover a lot of places like this, but if you are into hot springs (I am not), definitely go for the overnight tour. Even though on their website it says there would be no Hakone Ropeway for the Dec 30 tour, we did it anyways. Also, regarding the optional lunch, either you bring your own sandwich, or eat with the rest of the group at the Fuji-Q restaurant. There is really nothing else nearby. I had opted for no lunch when I booked the tour, thinking that I wanted to look for more vegetarian options, but ended up getting the set veggie meal, with the rest of the group at Fuji-Q.