【Tours Targeting Foreign Visitors】
Those who wish to climb Mt. Fuji are not limited to the Japanese. Mt. Fuji which is a symbol of Japan is popular among foreign visitors in Japan, and the number of foreign visitors climbing Mt. Fuji is on the rise every year.
Also, with expectations toward the promoting a tourism-oriented country policies by the Japanese government, various travel related companies are launching tours aimed at foreign visitors in Japan.
JTB Royal Road Ginza offers “Mt. Fuji Climbing Tour” for foreign visitors. The tour includes a complete set of rental climbing equipments, and is accompanied by a private car and a tour guide for proving a guided tour basically in English but may be conducted as a multi-lingual tour if desired. This ever so luxurious service tour is catered toward affluent customers.
On the other hand, WILLER TRAVEL offers Mt. Fuji Climbing Tour with English speaking tour conductors. The tour is accompanied by a professional mountaineering guide specializing in Mt. Fuji and an English speaking tour conductor form the beginning to the end of the climbing expedition, and the fee is maintained low starting from 15,900 yen.
Also, for foreign travelers who wish to visit Mt. Fuji individually without joining prepared tours such as above, JR-East (East Japan Railway Company) markets “Mt. Fuji Round Trip Ticket”. The ticket is valid for a round-trip travel on JR East limited express between the Tokyo metropolitan area and the unlimited ride “free area”, and 2 days of unlimited rides on the Fuji Kyuko Line and the Fuji Tozan Bus as the “free area”. By using this ticket, the round trip fee between Shinjuku Station and Fifth Station of Mt. Fuji may be reduced to about half of the regular fare.
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