Entrance Fee For Climbers Set To Rise In 2025

Like many of us, if summiting Mount Fuji is on your bucket list, be prepared to dish out an entrance fee ranging anywhere from HKD 150.61 (RM 86.40) to HKD 251.02 (RM 144.01) in 2025. Currently, climbers pay a voluntary cooperation fee of HKD 50.20 (RM 28.80)to support the conservation and protection of Mount Fuji and are charged an entry fee only for hiking from the Yamanashi Prefecture. However, in light of surging overtourism trends with no organic solution, authorities are contemplating adding a new cost to Mount Fuji hikes from the Shizuoka Prefecture too.

The prefectural government will submit the draft proposal mentioning Mount Fuji climbing fees to the Prefectural Assembly in February 2025. The climbing fee from Shizuoka Prefecture will likely cover the voluntary cooperation fee as well.

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Ascending Mount Fuji: Entrance fees, routes, and restrictions

Shizuoka Prefecture plans to charge a toll of between ¥3,000 and ¥5,000 per person to climb Mt. Fuji starting next summer as part of efforts to combat overtourism.

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Mount Fuji can be climbed from two prefectures — Shizuoka Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture. The latter already has a fee system in place, where each climber pays access fees of HKD 100.41 (RM 57.60), in addition to the voluntary cooperation fee for environment conservation and maintenance. This route also restricts access to the mountain after 4 pm.

On the other hand, Shizuoka Prefecture — which offers three climbing routes, namely Fujinomiya, Subashiri and Gotemba — manages over 89,000 travellers (or 40 percent of the total climbers). In addition to capping the total number of climbers per day, Shizuoka Prefecture is also likely to impose an entrance fee for Mount Fuji. The three cost options considered for this fee are HKD 150.61 (RM 86.40), HKD 200.82 (RM 115.21), and HKD 251.02 (RM 144.01).

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Beyond the fees, Shizuoka Prefecture is also planning to restrict access to Mount Fuji climbers after 1 pm on the Gotemba Route, 3 pm on the Subashiri Route, and after 4 pm on the Fujinomiya Route. The timings vary because the halfway point (and the corresponding time taken to cover the trail) is different for each route.

All currency conversions were done at the time of writing

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