Date of Exploration : 17 Aug – 20 Aug 2018
Having done quite a number of sunrises over the years, mainly in ASEAN countries such as Mt Kinabalu, Myanmar and Thailand, I decided to move out of the comfort zone and scale Mt Fuji in Japan after a colleague kept raving about it.
As Mt Fuji is only scalable during the 3 months of summer; namely July, Aug and Sept, many would travel far and wide to Japan to do the climb. My research recommended that I avoid the early and late part of the summer as there will still be snow then as well as the China golden week to avoid the massive crowds.
Booking my air ticket with only three months leading to my maiden trip to Japan, all the ticket prices that I scoured were as high as Mt Fuji! Hence, I didn’t have much choice but to settle for Phillipine Airlines at a hefty SG$800+ !
As I rattle on and on, I have decided to break down my experience into various segments so that one will not get concussed from reading the posts. Haahaa… ;”D
(1) From Singapore to Tokyo (In the post below)
(3) Day 1 Ascend
(4) Day 1 Accommodation atop Mt Fuji
(5) Day 2 Summit Climb
(6) Day 2 Descend
(7) Sentiments and tips
Departing for Japan – From Singapore to Tokyo
On 16 August 2019, Thursday evening (one day prior to my 17 Aug, Fri evening departure), Xiamen airlines skidded on the runway at Manila Airport and all flights in and out of Manila Airport were disrupted, cancelled and re-scheduled.
I had simply no idea of all that had happened until I arrived at the airport at 10pm for my 12mn flight only to receive news of the runway incident that happened 24 hours prior.
I was like – Omg… Seriously??!! My “adventure” has started even before I departed! Haahaa… I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at my fortune / misfortune. Whatever it is, I guess things happen for a reason. (I strongly believed it was trying to prevent me from going to the ‘Suicide Forest’ lest I do not make it back alive!)
I was stranded at Singapore Changi Airport from 10pm till 4am when the plane finally departed.
Upon arriving at Manila airport, I was again stranded at Manila airport from 8am till 3pm.
The flight departed at 315pm and I finally arrived Tokyo at 9pm…!!
Finally arrived Tokyo…!! People take 6 to 7 hours, I took 21 hours…!! (12mn to 9pm) : X 
Hello Tokyo…!! 
Adventures, here I come… 
First time in Japan and using their toilet..!! Yayy… : D I have often read and seen videos of their hi-tech toilet and I’m finally experiencing it for myself! So suaku. Haahaa… 
So many buttons for the bidet control…. Which to press? Thankfully there were some tiny English translations. Love the seat warmer. Butt was warm and happy. Heh heh hehh… 
Bought my train ticket from the station control to Shinigawa and then change to Yamanote line to Ebisu. 
Train to Shinagawa Y610 
At Shinigawa, change to Yamanote line to Ebisu Y160
As I was slated to arrive Tokyo in the early afternoon, I had planned to travel to my accommodation at the foot of Mt Fuji. But alas, when I arrived at 9pm and considering that it would take me another couple of hours to travel from Tokyo to Mt Fuji, my plans were thwarted and I had to re-book another accommodation (Do C Ebisu) to stay in Tokyo for the night instead.
Decide to book Do C Ebisu, cos I would be coming back here after my climb at Mt Fuji. Hence, I could leave my luggage here instead of lugging it to Mt Fuji. 
Sat walk-in rate for one of these small capsules at Do-c Ebisu is Y6,000 ~ S$73.90. My pre-booked weekday rate only costs S$30 per night. 
停尸房 … Haahaa…. (Mortuary cabinet) 
Took the lower deck cos old bones cannot climb up upper deck. 
They provide towels, bathroom slippers and pyjamas set on a daily basis upon checking-in. (Quite weird that guests have to check-out and check-in everyday for them to clean up the entire accommodation. I requested to stay put at the same capsule so that I would not need to move out all my stuffs.) 
Open shower to show off perky butts ((Wished I had one to show off too. Haahaa….)) 
Toiletries are provided. 
I did Saunas everyday, once in the morning and once at night when I stayed here. Really nice to soothe out the aching muscles from all that walking and trudging around. 
After a nice warm sauna, guests could take a shower at the “Löyly” and “Warm pillar. Instead of cold water bath, they use warm pillar, with different water temperature from 15℃, 20℃, 25℃, 30℃. Quite an experience on this “Löyly” and showering in the open. 
Time to snooze off after the nice sauna and “Löyly”. 
They have huge locker space for luggages and stuffs. Really quite awesome! 
Love it that they are so environmentally friendly too…
霞女之旅 
So brave to go alone do a trip
Haha… thanx. I do quite a number of trips on my own often…
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