Climbers need to make a reservation to climb Mt. Fuji from the 5th station to the top (Yoshida-Guchi trail, Yamanashi Side).  At the same time, the reservation system will require the mandatory 2000yen entrance fee and request a 1000yen donation.  Any changes or cancellations will not be refunded once the payment has been made.  The reservation system will open on May 20th for the 2024 climbing season.

There will be a gate at the 5th station which will be closed from 4pm to 3am every day. Only climbers with a mountain hut reservation will be allowed to pass.  The gate may be closed early if the number of climbers exceeds 4000 per day.

The limit on climbers will be 4000 per day. If the limit is reached, the gate at the 5th station may close earlier than 4pm. For reference, during the 2023 climbing season, this happened on 5 occasions, usually during the busy Obon Holiday season in August.

There will be a mandatory 2000yen entrance fee, and requested 1000yen donation to climb Mt. Fuji (total 3000yen).

There may be security at the 5th station gate to ensure that climbers are prepared to climb the mountain (they may check that climbers have appropriate gear, for example that they are wearing more than t-shirts and sandals). Unprepared climbers may be stopped.