The official climbing period for Mt Fuji starts from late July to early Sept. Since my friends aren't interested in this 'suffering' trip for the hike to Mt Fuji, I decided then that it shall be my solo sojourn to the land of the Rising Sun. The plane landed at Narita airport around 1pm and the immigration clearance was a breeze. I bought the airport limousine ticket to Shinjuku (3000 ¥), and thereafter I had to catch the highway bus to Kawaguchiko (1700 ¥). The ride from the airport to Shinjuku took approx. 1 ½ hrs and it was another 1 hr 45 min from Shinjuku to Kawaguchiko. I set off early to explore the place the next day. You could take the retro bus at the Kawaguchiko station which cruise round the island. Kawaguchiko is well known for the Fuji Five lakes. Journey to Mt Fuji (3,776m) The round trip bus ticket to Fuji 5th station costs 2000 ¥ and the ride takes about an hour. Upon reaching the 5th station, I was greeted with a sea of hikers and tourist