Hi! It involves asking for permission at the city’s office and submitting your itinerary at the police station. But if you hire a guide their company will do all the paperwork for you. I hope this helps.

@@JohnHikerDolar Hi. Thank you so much for this info! My fiancè and I are planning to visit Mt. Fuji soon. Glad that I came across your video.

Hi! haha! Yeah that part is at Yarigatake or Mount Yari. Although I don’t see many obachans and children traversing daikiretto. To answer your question, I don’t think there’s another way to get there if you really want to traverse daikiretto and summit hasegawa peak. Actually the course described in this video is the easiest way to complete the Yari hotaka course.

Thank you very much! 🙏

Indeed it is! So beautiful in many ways.

🙏 😊

Hmmmmm… it’s one of those things I watch out for like bears and killer hornets. Honestly, I’m scared of them. But If ever I encounter them I know what to do.

You are very welcome. I wish you the best weather!

Thank you very much for the appreciation! I hope it helps haha…

We climbed in February. It was a bit cold but no snow.❄️

thanks for the appreciation.

Thank you very much for the kind words. I hope this helps!

In Tokyo? Probably not in Tokyo but I recommend Northern Alps traverse and Southern Alps traverse. The north traverse is more accessible than the south.

thanks kaau! uu mao man akoang goal to help. Especially to my filipino friends.

@@JohnHikerDolar salamat sa imu bai. Amping kanunay

It’s possible. Trust the process. 🫡

indeed it is. love that place. It has a special place in my heart.

hi sorry for replying late. Kyushu has great hiking spots like the Jomon sugi hike. You can also try the Nakasendo trail.

Hi! 👋 thanks for the kind words. Well, first, I managed to book a reservation at yarigatakesanso and kitahotakagoya so I went light. Just carried food, snacks, water, and other important stuffs. The helmet I’m using is mine. Rent is available at yarigatakesanso but you’ll have to return it after climbing mount yari

Hi! Unfortunately no they are not. You have to carry your own tent and the 2000 yen is just for space. But it’s cheaper than huts so yeah 👍

Hi!! honestly, I haven’t heard about it. So I’m not sure. But I don’t think you can. You can rent at Yarigatakesanso and climb yarigatake but you have to return it after summiting mount yari.

Oh! The Kurobe gorge trail?? Not yet sir! But that’s one in my bucketlist. The thing about it is access. Sooo confusing to access and takes a lot of time. But there’s a lot of info about it now. How was it for you?

thanks 🙏 a lot!! indeed it is

Thank you very much for the kind words. Off season hike in October should be fine without snow hiking experience. But there might be some cases where we get an early snow at the peak. So having set of skills like how to use the ice ax, how to walk on crampons and how to self-arrest is important.

Hi!! Yeah. Without a climbing guide yes you’ll need to file in some paperwork by yourself. You’ll need an itinerary, list of gears, maybe experience to get a climbing permit in the off-season. It also involves notifying the local police station of your climbing plan. You’ll see more info on the official Mount Fuji webpage. I linked it in the description.

@@JohnHikerDolarthanks so much!

Hi!! Most of the bigger huts have online reservations. The page might be in Japanese but can be translated to English. The thing with credit cards is not all huts accept credits online so I recommend bringing cash with you. So in conclusion, huts in remote areas maybe difficult to book online but popular places such as this have good online websites for online bookings.

Thanks a lot !

yea!! almost all the time. Especially from snorkeling guides. They told us to wear rash guard swimsuits for protection. But luckily we didn’t encounter them only friendly turtles.

@@JohnHikerDolar I'm glad you didn't get stung! We hung out close to the shore on Ishigaki and two lifeguards approached us and said the jellies hang out in the shallows, which we were about to swim in. Thanks for your reply.

Lol! That would be interesting.

@@JohnHikerDolar bro if I fund the trip would you climb Mt. Everest with me?

I wouldn’t really recommend it haha but it was cheap so i took it Bacchus Kofu Guest House was the name. It was around 4k yen

@@JohnHikerDolar I know Japan Guest house suck but I'm not planing to stay whole night. Just for resting 😅. Thank you again Sir.

Yes, I believe the bus services run from June to November. After that time frame should be the off season

@@JohnHikerDolar Thank you for your reply. Your videos are always great.

thank you for your concern. Yes we were aware of this risk and made sure that we were prepared before climbing up. We were also with a professional guide.

Hi!! Yes please!! 🙏 You’ll definitely love it. 😊

Hi!!! Kenji!! Thanks man! Thank you for reaching out. Just sent you a dm.

Hi 👋 there!! Thank you so much for boosting my motivation. I really hope this video helps you. Let me know when you’re climbing and if you have questions, just reach out. It’s the least I can do for making me happy. 😃

@@JohnHikerDolar oh thank you for the response and for your kindness. I watched your video climbing mt tsurugi before and it helps me a lot. I just summited it last month, thanks to you. Keep on sharing your hiking adventures to everyone, keep safe always! 😊

@@cessfado9579 Ohhhh!!! Did you! How was it??? Lemme know. Oh! wait imma check your ig haha. Thank you, will always do of course.

@@JohnHikerDolar it was challenging. Until now I never thought that I did it haha. Considering that it’s a very dangerous mountain to climb. I actually followed you on ig.

Yeah! it is compared to the ones in Kita Alps. You're welcome. Please do visit! Kitadake is a great hike and that's for sure.

lol haha!! sorry about that. you can always pause it. I was a newbie at editing during this time.

@@JohnHikerDolar no worries man beautiful vid and saw the itinerary in your images

Wow that’s is quite a long trip you’ve got there. With a heavy pack Tsurugi can be quite tricky. How was your hike?

@@JohnHikerDolar Got the route from the Lonely Planet Hiking in Japan book. It was amazing - my best hiking experience in Japan with only one day of foul weather, when I hid in a yamagoya (can't imagine putting my tent up in that weather, I'd probably lose it to the wind). Tsurigi was a bit of a shock since my pack was over 20kg, which made balance very challenging. I never forgot people walking down a smooth slab without trouble before Tsurigi which I was nearly stuck on since 20kg on my back meant my boots did not want to grip, with the sheer cliff drop at the slab bottom - could have done with a small rope to lower my bag ahead of myself. Honestly I said to myself I would not do Tsurigi with a heavy pack again. Hope to go back and do Tate-yama some day.

Hi!!👋 Thanks for coming by. It is one of the hardest hikes I’ve experienced to be honest. Are you guys planning to do this one?

@@JohnHikerDolar It looked hard! But so inspiring that you did it. We're not planning to do this any time soon haha. Mayybbeeee after a few more seasons of climbing other mountains.

Hi!! I believe they have helmets for rent. But I don’t know about harnesses and carabiners.

yeah that would’ve been a great shot for a time lapse. If only didn’t forget my gopro. But yeah! I’ll try it next time.

Hi!! You are definitely on point there for the no gloves decision. it wasn’t cold so didn’t need them. You are very much welcome! Are you planning on hiking in Japan?🇯🇵

@@JohnHikerDolar moved here recently and been getting out and about, heading towards the Alps for the first time soon! Hikers’ playground for sure

@@tinwenwalks There’s a lot of beautiful hikes in the alps. The difficulty range varies as well. But all beautiful and scenic. If you need help deciding I can probably help. Have a safe hike.

@@JohnHikerDolar watching your videos helped me narrow it down, so thank you! (Mostly decide to save some routes for the second trip hahah), and so much is weather dependent, fingers crossed for a bit of good skies while I’m out. Cheers!

yohhhh haha musta ung trip mo? haha… maganda ung panahon after 5:00am…

Okay naman. Sabit nyo ako minsan sa mga hike nyo kaenjoy hehe

@@m7h28 hahaha!! Sure!! Yung kasama ko kahapon sa KZbin ko lng din na meet so.. Sure if I have a hike I’ll let you know.

Hi Thank you for such kind words. The northern alps should have some autumn leaves in September but I don’t think Shosenkyo will have them during that time. It still has great views though especially in September when the weather is starting to become a bit stable. Just my opinion, I don’t think Japan is suffering from over tourism. Well, it is true for some places like the ones you mentioned. The nature side of Japan is yet to be explored in my honest opinion.

@@JohnHikerDolar that's true! Most of the nature places I've visited were mostly populated by Japanese, probably because they need a bit more research and planning than famous spots in the cities. I just hope the natural parks and mountains there remain undisturbed but with enough travelers for the mountain huts and park offices to be functioning with sufficient profits for a long time.

Hi! Yes. Places like this are rejuvenating.

Hi! Thank you. Well, it took me, with rests here and there, 5 hours. Going down Kawaguchiko is pretty easy and the trail is well established.

@@JohnHikerDolarGot it, thank you for this! We’re thinking of doing the hike this weekend, fingers crossed it works out🤞🏼

I use gopro for most of my videos. hehe.

Because before the pandemic and inflation, it was ranging from 750 - 900 yen. Haha!! 😂 Now is the best time to go hiking in Japan 🇯🇵 taking advantage of the lowest prices across the country. It’s a pleasure to help. Feel free to reach out if you have some questions.

No problem sir! Have a safe trip.