Climbing Mount Fuji
Climbing Mount FujiClimbing Mount Fuji
Many Japanese people dream of climbing Mt. Fuji once in their lives. Mt. Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan (3,776m / 12,388feet) and is a volcano. Japanese people love Mount Fuji, calling it as Fuji-san. Fuji Mountain is located about 60 miles southwest of Tokyo in Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures. The authorized climbing season of Mt. Fuji is from July 1 till the end of August. Even though all tracks get really jam-packed, it’s best to climb Mt. Fuji at this time of the year. The off season climb is discouraged due to the bad weather. It’s said that about 300,000 people try to climb Mt. Fuji every year and that 30-40% of them are foreign visitors.
Skiing and snowboarding
Skiing and snowboardingSkiing and snowboarding
Skiing and snowboarding are very famous in Japan, and there are a lot of snow resorts you can visit. Most of the famous Japanese snow resorts are located in Chubu region, Tohoku region, and Hokkaido. Japanese snow resorts often have hot springs (onsen) nearby. Soaking in a hot spring after skiing/snowboarding is one of Japanese people’s favorite things to do. To relax both your body and mind, visit snow resorts with hot springs.Skiing in Japan can be expensive for you since the lodgings, food, and lift tickets tend to be costly. Frequently, a one-day lift ticket costs from 4,000 yen to 5,000 yen. Ski/snowboard set rentals are available from 4,000 yen as well.
Camping
Camping
Camping Is camping famous in Japan? Yes. Camping in Japan is a fun thing to do. As camping has become a famous leisure activity among Japanese people, thousands of sites have been built all over the country. sites are called camp-jo in Japanese. Also, campgrounds which have RV sites are called auto camp-jo. The price varies from site to site, but the average camping fee for a family with a RV is about 5,000 yen per night. Most of the auto camp-jo in Japan proposes services seen in the campgrounds in North America, such as shower rooms, restrooms, sewer, electricity, water, and so on. Also some have hot springs. If you plan to stay in a campground during the summer (July and August) or on weekends, early reservations are advised. There are check-out and check-in times in each campground. Make sure to know the times when you make reservations. And during the off season, many campgrounds are closed.
sumo
Sumo
Sumo wrestling is the national sport of Japan. Two sumo wrestlers (rikishi) wrestle in a ring named dohyo. The sumo’s essential regulation is that the one who first makes his enemy steps outside of the ring (dohyou) or makes him touchs the ground with any part of his body wins.There are six main competitions (basho) each year: hatsu-basho (in January) at Tokyo Kuramae Kokugikan (03-3623-5111, in Japanese only), haru-basho (March) at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium, natsu-basho (May) at Tokyo Kuramae Kokugikan, Nagoya-bacho (July) at Nagoya Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, aki-basho (September) in Tokyo Kuramae Kokugikan, Kyushu-basho (November) at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
