Take The Narita Express To Mt. Fuji

Above, climbers' lights dot the silhouette of Mt. Fuji. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Anyone arriving at Narita International Airport who wants to avoid Tokyo and go directly to Mount Fuji can do so starting this summer aboard the Narita Express.

The Japan Times reported:

The Narita Express railway service will run all the way to Mount Fuji starting this summer, offering travelers a potential way to skip the capital and its congested railway interchanges. 

The distinctive red and black N’ex cars currently link the Tokyo area to Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture. Under the new plan, East Japan Railway Co. and Fujikyuko Co. will be able to shuttle passengers much further, via JR and Fujikyuko lines, to Kawaguchiko Station in Yamanashi Prefecture, the nearest stop to the mountain. 

The train will operate on weekends and national holidays, when it will make one return trip per day. The ride will take 3½ hours and will cost about ¥7,000 one way. It will operate between July 26 and Sept. 28.

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