Ohachi Meguri - Going Around the Crater

It is possible to walk around the crater the the summit. Most tourist groups go clockwise, but it actually is easier and better to walk counter-clockwise.
In this page, we'll walk counter-clockwise from Fujiyoshida summit. I choose Fujiyoshida summit because the sun rises nearest from this route and I usually walk around the crater when it gets light.
In old times, Mount Fuji was drawn with 3 peaks. The highest peak is at Kengamine (3775.6 m). The second highest peak is Hakusandake (3756.4m). The third highest peak is Dainichidake (Large Sun Peak) at 3014m.

1. View of Hakusandake (White Mountain) from near Fujiyoshida summit area.
   Hakusandake is the second highest point in Japan.
   
2. Looking across the crater to Kengamine (Sword Peak). There used to be a white radar dome, but it's been taken down because the satellites can now provide better pictures of the weather from above.
   
3. The trail leading up to Kengamine.
   
4. Shadow Fuji. This shadow is made from the sun rise. Mountain range in the back is the Japanese Southern Alps.
   
5. The mountain range nearby is Tenshizan (Heaven Child Mountain).
   The mountain range a little bit away is the Japanese Southern Alps.
   
6. 
   
7. The mountain range in the left back side is the Japanese Northern Alps.
   The mountain range in the right back side is the Jyoshinetsu mountain range.
   
8. Looking again at Kengamine.
   
9. Looking across the crater at Fujimiya summit entrance area.
   
10. Looking at Kengamine from top of Hakusandake.
    
11. The stone pole in the middle marks the highest point in Japan.
    
    

    ---