I had an amazing experience hiking the Yoshida trail in mid-July. Honestly, I highly recommend the hike, though I personally wouldn’t do it again anytime soon. As someone with little to no hiking experience, even though I had the right gear and was somewhat mentally prepared, the hike was far more exhausting than I expected. I also made the mistake of not bringing enough cash, and we ended up relying on the little pool of cash we had left as a group. This left us with no money to buy souvenirs at the shrine on top.
Anyway, I couldn’t find this information beforehand, so I’d like to share a list of costs for the stamps at each station. Shout out to this awesome site, https://fuji.halfof8.com/, which shows and animates the stamps (although some stamps I got looked slightly different). Below is a breakdown of the costs:
| Location | Name (English) | Cost (yen) |
|---|---|---|
| 富士山五合目 | 5th Station | (included in the stick purchase, I think 1000 yen?) |
| 花小屋 | Hanage Ya | 500 |
| 日の出館 | Hinode Kan | 300 |
| 七合目トモエ館 | 7th Tomoe Kan | 500 |
| 鎌岩館 | Kamaiwa Kan | 1000 |
| 富士一館 | Fuji Ichi Kan | 300 |
| 鳥居荘 | Torii So | 500 |
| 東洋館 | Toyo Kan | 300 |
| 太子館 | Taishi Kan | 500 |
| 蓬莱館 | Horai Kan | 300 |
| 白雲莊 | Hakuun So | 500 |
| 元祖室 | Ganso Muro | 500 |
| 富士山ホテル | Fujisan Hotel | 300 |
| 本八合目トモエ館 | 8th Tomoe Kan | 500 |
| 御来光館 | Goraiko Kan | 500 |
| 久須志神社 | Kusushi Shrine | 300 |
Total is 6800 yen without the stick.
I saw hiking sticks with three different lengths – 0.5m, 1m, 1.5m – to which some are equipped various accessories.
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