Mount Fuji - Summit Region

The summit region of Fuji consists of the crater, known as the Naiin ("shrine") with a diameter of 550yds/ 500m.

The crater rim is formed by eight peaks - Kengamine, Hakusan (or Shaka), Kusushi, Dainichi (or Asahi), Izu, Joju (or Seishigadake), Komagatake and Mishimadake. From Kengamine there are two variants of the route round the crater (ohachi-meguri). Easier than the steep direct route along the crest is the shorter (2mi/ 3.5km) path round the inner rim of the crater. To the north of Komagatake at the end of the Fujinomiya route, stands the Sengen Shrine, and a short distance east on the outer flank of the crater is the Gimmeisui Spring ("silver-shimmering water"). Near the shrine can be found a post office, and there is also a