130713 Mt. Fuji, 2nd Day, (2013年度富士山登山第2日目2013 년도 후지산 등산 둘째 날)

Mt. Fuji, from 8th ST to the summit, then walking around the crater and descending to the 5th ST.

Date: July 13th (Sat) Fine, then cloudy

Place: Mt. Fuji (Walking around the crator, then descending to the 5th ST)

Course: 8th ST (Hakuunso Lodge) – Top of the mountain (Yoshidaguchi) – Yamaguchiya Lodge – - Fujinomiya – Kengamine (3776m) – Subasiri Exit - 8th ST (Hakuunso Lodge)

Partner; Mr. M (physicist) and Makochin

I could have a nice sleep since we happened to have extra-space at Haukunso Lodge (thanks to the hiker who went down after supper.) Last year, I could not sleep at all. So, my condition was the best in the past 8 years.

Last year, I arrived at the top of the mountain too early. (My partner and I left the lodge at 0:30 am last year and arrive at the summit before 4 am.) So, we got up at 1:30 am and left the lodge at 2 am.

[We left Hauunso at 2 am,白雲荘を2時に出発した。우리는 백운 장을 2시에 출발했다.]

Most of other hikers in the lodge left before us. A group of young hikers left at 23:30, before midnight! I thought it was not necessary.

I was right. The trail from the 8th ST to the top of the mountain was not crowded at all. We could arrive at the last Torii at the 9th ST at 4 am.

From the 9th ST to the top of the mountain, hikers were encouraged to go two ways. One is the trail for strong hikers who could walk to the mountain side. They could go pass the slower hikers who were walking to the valley side.

[Viewing Lake Yamanaka near the summit, 頂上付近で山中湖方向を見る、정상 부근에서 야마나카호 방향을 보았다.]

[At a memorial of 33rd climbing of Mt. Fuji, 『富士山33回登頂記念碑』にて、"후지산 33 회 등정 기념비"에서,]

There was almost none who walked on the mountain side. So I could reach at the top much faster than other hikers.

[At the Torii near the summit, 頂上付近の鳥居にて、정상 부근의 도리이에서]

Mr. M seemed a little bit tired. When he arrived at the edge of the crater at Yoshida side, he could not climb up to the basement of the stone pole on which "Okunomiya Shrine on the summit of Mt. Fuji", but I did.

[In front of "Okunomiya" Shrine on the summit, 富士山頂上浅間大社奥宮前で、후지산 정상 센겐 타이샤 오크노미야 앞에서]

[Seeing the sunrise at the summit, 頂上にて日の出を見る。정상에서 일출을 보았다.]

It was very windy on the top of the mountain (around the crater.) As far as I remember, it was the strongest wind in the past 8 years.

[Seeing the sunrise at the summit, 頂上にて日の出を見る。정상에서 일출을 보았다.]

The jacket which my friend in Seoul gave me this year was very helpful since it had hood. It was water- and wind-proof.

[In front of the crater, 富士山頂上の火口の前で、후지산 정상 분화구 앞에서]

There were a bit cloudy that day. We saw the sun-rise among cloud. Then we went back to Yamaguchiya Lodge, just like last year, and had ramen. It cost 900 yen, but it was money worth. A bit expensive, but it was delicious.

[A bowl of ramen on the summit, 頂上の山口屋のラーメン900 yen)、정상 야마구차야의 라면]

After having breakfast, I heisted a little because of the ultra-strong wind. But I decided to go around the crater.

[We began walking around the crater, 御鉢めぐり開始、"분화구 일주"시작]

I saw a post office near Fujinomiya Shrine on Shizuoka side of the crater. I could send post cards to my friends from the top of the mountain, but I did not prepare post-cards. I should prepare post-cards to my friends next time.

[Okunomiya Shrine on the summit of Mt. Fuji, 富士山頂浅間大社奥の宮、후지산 정상 센겐 타이샤 오크노미야 신사]

After Fujinomiya shrine, I wanted to use a bath room. But it says “The highest toilet in Japan” and the charge was 300 yen. So, I did not use the toilet there while Mr. M used it. (In Japanese, "high" could mean "expensive.) But come to think of it, here, "High" meant the location (altitude), not necessarily the fee. After all, it is necessary to charge users for this kind of important facility.

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[Kengamine (3776m) from the public bath room, トイレの前から剣ヶ峰を望む、화장실 앞에서 겐가미네(3776m)를 보았다.]

I went ahead, leaving Mr. M at the bath room and went up to Kengamine, the highest peak around the crater.

When I climbed up to Kengamine, it was around 6 am. There was a line of people to take a picture at the highest point of the mountain. I asked a stranger to take my picture at the stone mark of the highest point at 6:07 am.

<[At the stone monument of Kengamine, 剣ヶ峰の石標にて、겐가미네(3776m)에서]

[At the top of Kengamine, 剣ヶ峰山頂にて、겐가미네 정상에서]

The slope from Fujinomiya-side to Kengamine was a bit steep and slippery. Hikers were supposed to climb at once, otherwise it is more difficult to climb.

Mr. M came to Kengamine a bit late. But the line of waiting people was much longer. So I encouraged him not to wait for his turn. I took his picture with the marking stone at a distance anyway.

[Theabandoned meteorological observatory,旧富士山測候所、구 후지산 측후소]

After taking pictures at Kengamine, we continued to walk around the crater. There was much snow reminded below Kengamine. We walked on the snow around the crater carefully.

[Walk blow Kengamine, 剣ヶ峰の下の火口にて、겐가미네 아래 분화구에서]

It was regretful that we could not see the shadow of Mt. Fuji because of the cloud. Without seeing the shadow of Mt. Fuji, we went on to walk around the cater.

[Looking back Kengamine, 剣ヶ峰を振り返る、겐가 미네를 되돌아 봤다.]

Mt. M seemed a bit too tired and began walking slowly. I encouraged him and took several pictures. It was about 7 am when we reached at the start of descending trail of Subashiriguchi.

[Mr. M at the edge of crater, 火口の淵に立つM氏。M 씨가 분화구의 가장자리에 서있다.]

We put spats on both feet. Then we began descending the mountain. Actually it was my first time to use spats. They were effective and they could protect my feet from small gravels.

[We put spats on our feet, 足にスパッツを装着、다리에 스패츠를 장착]

But Mr. M complained that his spats were not effective. While taking the gravels out from his booths, I went ahead and waited for him at the public bath room at the 7th ST.

I waited for him for about 30 minutes, but he did not dome down. So I decided to wait for him at the 5th ST.

[The descending trail around 7th ST, 七合目付近の下山路、７부 능선 부근의 하산로]

I noticed there were rhododendron (alpine roses) around 6th station.

[The descending trail around 6th ST, 六合目付近の下山路、6부 능선 부근의 하산로]

["Rhododendron" or alpine roses, シャクナゲ、석남(石楠)]

[Approaching to the 5th ST, 五合目付近にて、5부 능선 부근에서]

I arrived at the 5th ST at 10 am and waited for Mr. M at the main lodge of the bus tour.

He arrived at the 5th ST at 10:35. He said his feet ached a bit severely. It was hard for him to descend the mountain than climbing up.

The tour bus would leave at 11:50. So we had time for shopping, and even had lunch. We had noodle for lunch and I bought several souvenir gifts.

I found a new product among many gifts. It was a melon bread which NHK was introducing before. It has the shape of Mt. Fuji and tasted good. There was a long waiting line of people. I bought three melon breads paying 1000 yen for my wife.

[Melon Bread Shop, メロンパン売店、멜론빵 매점]

On the way back to Shinjuku, we went to a restaurant after having hot-spring together with Makochin of Fujisan. We drank local beer of Mt. Fuji there.

[At a restaurant with Makochin and Mr. M, 帰路の温泉で、온천의 레스토랑에서]

[Fujizakura Heights Beer, 富士桜高原ビール、후지 자쿠라 고원 맥주]

We arrived at Shinjuku at 6 pm and at Ofuna after 7 pm. I quit attending KEC (Kamakura English Club) that day and went home directly.

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分類：登山、富士山(Mt. Fuji), 日本百名山(Best 100 Mountains in Japan)第2日目

登山月日：2013年7月13日(土)晴れ後曇り

登山地：富士山(お鉢めぐりと下山)

登山コース：八合目・白雲荘～富士山頂[吉田口]～山口屋～富士宮～剣ヶ峰～須走下山口～吉田口五合目

散歩同行者：物理学者Mさん、[帰路のバスにて内田氏(富士山のマコチン)]

山小屋ではたまたま高山病による脱落者がでたため、特にスペースにゆとりがあり、よく眠れた。

また、昨年は頂上に早く着きすぎて寒い思いをしたので、今年は1時間ずらして、1時半起床、2時出発にした。

[We left Hauunso at 2 am,我々は白雲荘を2時に出発した。우리는 백운 장을 2시에 출발했다.]

他の大部分のハイカーは我々より先に出発し、我々はほとんど最後。

早い連中は前夜遅くついてうるさかった若者男女の一行で、なんとかれらは11時半に起きて出発した。

この夜の登山路もこれまでにくらべればがらがらで、本八合目までは渋滞はまったくなかった。

しかし、本八合目からは従来の渋滞となり、それでもゆっくりと動いた。八合五勺(海抜8,450m)には2時55分に到着。

[We arrived at 8.5th ST at 2:55 am,八合五勺には2:55に到着、하치고 고사쿠에는 2:55에 도착]

2時間ほどで、九合目の鳥居に到着。ここから頂上までは追い越しありの2列だが、山側を歩く者がほとんどいない。

[Mt. M before 9th ST, 九合目付近のMr. M,　9부 능선　부근의 M 씨]

[Viewing Lake Yamanaka near the summit, 頂上付近で山中湖方向を見る、정상 부근에서 야마나카호 방향을 보았다.]

[At a memorial of 33rd climbing of Mt. Fuji, 『富士山33回登頂記念碑』にて、"후지산 33 회 등정 기념비"에서,]

私は一気に頂上まで上がったが、Mさんがやや遅れた。彼が到着するのを待って認証写真を撮った。だが、彼は『富士山頂浅間大社奥宮』と書かれた石柱の土台に上がる元気はなかった。

[In front of "Okunomiya" Shrine on the summit, 富士山頂上浅間大社奥宮前で、후지산 정상 센겐 타이샤 오크노미야 앞에서]

[Seeing the sunrise at the summit, 頂上にて日の出を見る。정상에서 일출을 보았다.]

頂上は強烈な横殴りの風。おそらくこの8年間で最も強い風のようだった。

[In front of the crater, 富士山頂上の火口の前で、후지산 정상 분화구 앞에서]

美貞がくれた防風水のジャケットとひも付きのハットは実によかった。

また、彼女のくれたリュックも軽くてちょうどよい大きさだ。あらためて感謝。

山小屋の前はいつものとおりの混雑なので、通過して昨年と同じ場所で日の出を待った。

昨年と違って、適切な時間に着いたため、あまり寒い思いはしないで済んだ。

初日の出は雲の合間からで、その後、昨年同様、山口屋に入って暖かい食べ物を注文した。

我々は味噌ラーメンにしたが、注文してから出てくるまでに約15分かかった。豚汁なら即座に出るようだった。

山小屋で受け取った簡単な海苔巻もいっしょに食べた。あまりの強風でお鉢めぐりを一瞬ためらったが、多くのハイカーについて行くことにした。

富士宮登山口には郵便局が開設していた。せっかくなのでスタンプをもらえばよかったとあとで軽い後悔の念。

[The Post Office on the summit, 富士山頂の郵便局、후지산 정상의 우체국]

この富士宮側山頂の先のトイレに入ろうとしたら「日本一高いトイレ300円」にかちんときて私はがまんすることにしたが、Mさんは利用。まあ、ここでわざわざ「高い」と言っているのは料金というより、高度のことかもしれない。高山でのトイレは確かに管理費がかかるので利用料金が高いのもやむを得ないことだ。

[A public bath room on the summit, 富士山頂上の有料公衆トイレ(300円)、후지산 정상의 유료 공중 화장실]

彼を残して先に剣ヶ峰に向かった。剣ヶ峰の手前の斜面は毎回難儀するが、一気に登れば大丈夫だ。

剣ヶ峰の標識は例年の如く長蛇の列。わたしはすんなりと見知らぬ人に頼んで認証写真を撮ったが、Mさんは遅れたため長蛇の列のはるか後方。

<[Mr. M at Nt. Kengamine, 剣ヶ峰にて、겐가미네(3776m)에서]

彼には認証写真をその先で撮るということにして、列には並ばす、さっさと撮影を済ませて先に進んだ。

[At the top of Kengamine, 剣ヶ峰山頂にて、겐가미네 정상에서]

このころ生憎曇ってしまったため、今年は影富士は撮影できなかった。

[The crater of Mt. Fuji, 剣ヶ峰からみた噴火口、겐가미네에서 본 분화구]

昨年あるいたコースは雪が多く、今回は火口淵の溶岩の下を歩いた。

[Walk blow Kengamine, 剣ヶ峰の下の火口にて、겐가미네 아래 분화구에서]

この頃、Mさんはすっかりばてたようで足取りが重い。

[Mr. M on the Ohachimeguri route, 御鉢めぐりルートにて、"분화구 일주"등산로에서]

[We completed to walk around, 火口一周終了、분화구 일주 완료]

下山口にはちょうど7時に着き、下山開始。今年は初めてスパッツを付けたため、快調そのもので下山できた。

[At the starting point for descending, 須走下山口にて、수바시리 하산로에서]

Mさんもスパッツを付けたが彼のスパッツは完全に石を防げず、結局、八合目付近で靴を脱いで石をとる羽目になった。

私は七合目の公衆トイレまで一気に下り、そこで彼を9時まで待ったが、見晴らしへ先に行って待つことにして一人で五合目まで下山した。

[Meigetsuso, メイゲツソウ、"메이게쯔소우"]

6合目を過ぎた付近で上りの時には気付かなかったハクサンシャクナゲに気が付いた。良く見ると左右の薮にかなり見事に咲いていた。

[The descending trail around 6th ST, 六合目付近の下山路、6부 능선 부근의 하산로]

["Rhododendron" or alpine roses, シャクナゲ、석남(石楠)]

馬や馬車で下山する人々を横目に、最後まで快調に下山した。見晴らしでは絵葉書やこけしの茶入れなどを購入し、またトイレも済ませてMさんを待ったが、10時半になっても帰還しないので、気になって馬車の前まで出て待ったら、10時35分に到着した。

[Approaching to the 5th ST, 五合目付近にて、5부 능선 부근에서]

聞けば足が痛くてつらくて遅くなったと言う。きっと体重がかかる分、下りがきついのだろう。

帰りのバスは、新宿から五合目へ向かう途中、事故渋滞で遅くなり、出発は11時50分になるというため、二人でみはらし2階の食堂で麺類の昼飯にした。

富士山溶岩カレーというのも話の種に食べてみても良かった気がする。また、富士山が世界遺産に登録された日の朝、NHKで紹介していた富士山型メロンパンをケース入りで3個1000円というものを妻へのおみやげに買った。

[Melon Bread Shop, メロンパン売店、멜론빵 매점]

これは大変な人気で購入するのに10分以上待たされた。また、持ち帰るのも手で吊り下げて運ばざるを得ないため、不便この上ない。しかし、喜久子が喜んでくれたので、良しとしよう。

例年通り、途中「華の花」の入っている風呂で休憩。Mさん、内田さんと地ビールで打ち上げをした。

[Fujizakura Heights Beer, 富士桜高原ビール、후지 자쿠라 고원 맥주]

復路は新宿に近づくにつれ渋滞で、新宿に到着したのは6時近く。KECはあきらめ、家へ直行した。

[My wife with Melon Bread, 妻とメロンパン、아내와 멜론 빵]