Fuji 3 Climbs ChallengeEarly March – mid-December · Weekly departuresMt. Fuji, Japan

Three days. Three climbs. One Fuji.

Three days, three legendary hill climbs

3: days, 2 nights
271 km: total distance
5,958 m: elevation gain
5/5: difficulty

A serious cyclist?

Always looking for the climb that takes you past your own limits?

There are many ways to see Mt. Fuji. Through the window of a Shinkansen, from the edge of a quiet lake, on a postcard. For a cyclist there is only one way to feel the full scale of the mountain: ride its three legendary passes yourself, all the way up to the 5th Stations.

The Fuji 3 Climbs Challenge is not a sightseeing tour. It is an adventure built for riders who live for the hill climb.

Route overview

Three distinct roads to three different 5th Stations.

Over three days you take on three paved roads, each climbing a different flank of Mt. Fuji to its own 5th Station (Go-gōme) — the highest points a bicycle can reach in Japan.

Three days, three trials

A different flank each day, and a different side of Fuji.

01Day 01

Fuji Subaru Line — Finding your legs

You set out from Lake Kawaguchi and ride straight for the 5th Station on Fuji's northern side. As the road climbs, the forest, the temperature and the air all change around you.

The reward for reaching the top is a very long descent, fast and exhilarating, back down to the foot of the mountain.

02Day 02

Fuji Skyline — A test of endurance

The longest day of the journey: from Lake Kawaguchi past Lake Yamanaka to Gotemba, then up the Fuji Skyline.

It asks for stamina, resolve and careful pacing. Every turn of the pedals brings you closer to your own limit.

~110 km
2,292 m of climbing

03Day 03

Fuji Azami Line — A battle of will

The finale is the Fuji Azami Line, known worldwide for ramps steep enough to stop your breath, rising to Subashiri 5th Station.

With two hard days already in your legs, this one is settled by willpower alone. Ride it out and the Fuji hat-trick is yours.

Tour privileges

The numbers are only half of what you take home.

Your legs grow heavier with every day. So does your confidence, one metre of climbing at a time.

When you crest the final ramp on day three and stand at the last 5th Station, the mountain in front of you will mean something entirely different from the one you saw on the first morning.

Only on an NKI tour

A support car on your wheel 24/7
Water and fuel on the road: gels, bananas, salt
Mechanical tools and a medical kit
Mt. Fuji from three angles, on three different flanks
Team spirit, and friendships that outlast the ride

Fuji is no longer a famous view on a tourist map. It has become the witness to a new limit you set for yourself.

Three days. Three climbs. One Fuji.

Ready for the challenge?

Three days. 271 km. Almost 6,000 m of climbing.

The programme departs weekly from early March to mid-December. Contact NKI to hold your place and receive a route personalised to your group's fitness.

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