George in Korea: 140909 Climbing Mt. Fuji Subashiri 2nd Day　(富士登山須走ルート第２日目 후지 등산 수바시리 루트　둘째 날)

140909 Climbing Mt. Fuji Subashiri 2nd Day

Date: Sep. 9, 2014 (Tue) Fine

Route: Hacchome “Edoya” – Kusushi Shrine – Kengamine (3776m) – Subashiriguchi Exit – Sunaharai Gogome – Subashiri Gogome Bus-Stop

Partners: Bernardo (from Mexico) and Mario (from Germany)

It was the 2nd day of my 6th hike to Mt. Fuji in 2014, We got up at 2 am and began walking up to the top of Mt. Fuji at 3 am.

[In front of "Edoya" 『江戸屋』の前にて、"에도야"앞에서]

I had my breakfast before the hike, but my guests seemed that they did not have much appetite, maybe they had slight mountain sickness?

[Guidepost at Kyugome, 九合目の里程標、큐고메(9/10지점)의 이정표]

Anyway, once we began walking, they were all right. The trail was not crowded at all, and we could walk smoothly to the top of the mountain.

It was the night of Super Moon. We had the beautiful full moon above our heads. To our surprise, we could see the shadow of Mt. Fuji caused by the Super Moon clearly. Again it was my first experience to see the shadow of Mt. Fuji by the moon!

[The shadow of Mt. Fuji by Super Moon, 月影の『影富士』、달빛에 의한 "카게후지(후지산의 그림자)"]

It was not too windy that night. We could walk comfortably and we arrived at the top of Mt. Fuji (in front of Kusushi Shrine) before 5 am.

[In front of Kusushi Shrine, 久須志神社前にて、쿠수시 신사 앞에서]

There are several lodges in front f Kusushi Shrine. But there was only “Oogiya” open that day. All other lodges were closed.

[On the top of Mt. Fuji, 富士山頂にて、후지산 정상에서]

Also there were a few hikers at the observatory on the top of Mt. Fuji. We could sit at the bench in front of Oogiya.

[My guests on the top of Mt. Fuji, 富士山頂にて、후지산 정상에서]

But there were clouds in the direction of east that day. So we could not expect a beautiful sunrise. Therefore we gave up waiting for the sunrise at the observatory and began walking around the crater.

[Mario in the crater, 火口にてマリオ、분화구에서 마리오]

[My guests in front of the crater, 火口前にて、분화구 앞에서]

It is always difficult to climb up to Kengamine, the highest point around the crater. But while we were taking pictures at Kengamine, it began to clear the clouds and we could see “Kage Fuji” or the shadow of Mt. Fuji clearly.

[Bernardo at Kengamine, 剣ヶ峰にてベルナルド、켄가미네에서 베르나르도]

[A group picture at Kengamine, 剣ヶ峰にて集合写真、켄가미네에서 단체 사진]

[Walking around the edge of the crater, 火口縁を歩くベルナルド、분화구 가장자리를 걷는 베르나르도]

We were really lucky, that we could see three different types of “Kage Fuji” at once. First, by the evening sun, the second, by Super Moon, and the third, by the morning sun!

[Shadow of Mt. Fuji, 影富士、"카게후지"(후지산의 그림자)]

[In front of "Kagefuji", 『影富士』の前にて、"카게후지"앞에서]

We could see our own shadows on the rock around the crater, too.

[Our own shadow on the rock, 岩に映った我々の影、바위에 비친 우리의 그림자]

I saw icicles hanging from the rock near the exit of “Ohachimeguri” to Subashiriguchi.

[Icicles around the crater, 火口の岩のつらら、분화구 바위의 고드름]

We enjoyed the down trail of Subashiri Route, too, since it is different from Yoshidaguchi Route. We could enjoy longer steps the down trail.

[On the way down, 下山路にて、하산로에서]

We went down to “Sunabarai Gogome” without much difficulties. When we arrived at “Sunabarai Gogome” we celebrated our hike with a can of beer for each, which Mario bought previous day.

["Fuji Azami" a kind of thistle,フジアザミ、후지아자미 (엉겅퀴의 일종)]

[Down trail near Gogome, 五合目付近の下山路、고고메(5/10지점)부근의 하산로]

We took 9:50 bus leaving Subashiriguchi Gogome Bus Stop and returned to Gotanda Station at 10:40. They took their luggage out of coin locker and we went to a coffee shop named “Fugetsu.”

[At Subashiriguchi Gogome, 須走口五合目にて、수바시리 입구 고고메(5/10지점)에서]

[The bus to Gotemba, 御殿場行バス、고텐바 행 버스]

There, they wanted to change their clothes, so I asked the coffee shop owner if we could use rest room to change the clothes.

[Bernardo at the coffee shop, コーヒーショップにてベルナルド、커피숍에서 베르나르도]

[At the coffee shop "Fugetu", コーヒーショップ『風月』にて、커피숍"후게쯔"에서]

She urged us to use the room upstairs. They were happy to use spacious room to change their clothes. I am happy that the owner (could be just a clerk, but I thought she was the owner of the shop) was so kind, showing the spirit of “Omotenashi” or hospitality of Japanese.

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分類；登山、富士山(Mt. Fuji)

登山月日：2014年9月9(火)晴れ。

登山地：富士山(火口一周後須走ルート下り)

登山ルート：八合目胸突き八丁「江戸屋」～久須志神社～剣ヶ峰(3,776m地点)～須走下山口～砂払い五合目～須走五合目バス停

同行者：ベルナルド(メキシコ人)、マリオ(ドイツ人)

今年6度目の富士登山の第2日目で、未明に起床し八合目の江戸屋を出発、山頂で日の出を見たのち、火口一周(お鉢めぐり)をした後、須走五合目まで下山する。

江戸屋の２Fの隣で寝ているマリオのケータイに1時半ごろ着信あり。どうも奥さんかららしい。

また、満員の山小屋の連中も大部分2時には起きて登山準備を始めた。われわれも2時に起床したが、山頂に早く到着しても寒いだけなので、出発を予定通り3時とした。

私は山小屋でいち早く朝飯を食べた。ただし、ベルナルドは軽い高山病なのか、頭痛がするという。