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The only problem with the Park Hyatt is its location – Shinjuku is good for business irrefutably (it’s the Financial District) but it’s also fairly dull.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19920 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19919 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19919 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19917 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19917 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19899 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19899 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17354
Our only quibble was that like many things in Japan the entrance to the hotel is so understated that it is easily missed, so it is rather hard to find when arriving jet-lagged from the train. Limousine bus would be better, as it goes straight there.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17354 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2697
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Well over 200,000 people climb to the summit each season and when you do reach the top (about 7 hours after leaving Go Gome) the hardest part may be finding somewhere to stand and watch the sunrise, if your hands are cold there are vending machines selling hot coffee and soup!

For a more "wild" experience I would suggest climbing the mountain in October. Usually the typhoons have abated by then and the snow not yet arrived making the climb safe and easy and above all colourful. Most of the refuges that dot the path to the top are closed so you should be prepared for a little more of a mountain experience; but the Fuji San Hotel at the 8th station stays open to the 15th and can provide bunk accommodation and a meal for around 6,000 Yen (30.00GBP). Out of season the lodges are relaxed and friendly places unlike during the climbing season. Splitting the climb here and doing the short, 2 hour, climb to the summit the next morning is a more enjoyble way climb this amazing peak.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2625 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2597 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2597 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/533 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/533 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/518 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/518 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/517 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/517 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2670 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2670 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/525 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/525