明日 · SAT OCT 31 · 足柄峠 + 矢倉岳
Fuji across the Gotemba plain: Ashigara Pass + Yagura-dake (870 m)
JR足柄駅 → 足柄峠 → 矢倉岳 → 足柄駅
The cheapest climb with a clean Fuji view: nothing big between you and the mountain, just the flat 御殿場 basin. Your commuter pass covers 志木–池袋, so you only pay from 池袋.
Leave 志木5:37
足柄駅着8:34
Best Fuji window8:30–10:30
Sunset≈16:50
Total fare¥2,564
When Fuji will be clearest (forecast, met.no, issued Oct 30 evening)
| Time | Sky around 矢倉岳 / 御殿場 | Fuji itself | Verdict |
| 6–7 | Fog and low cloud in the Gotemba basin (95%+ humidity) | Summit clear, base hidden | so-so |
| 8–10 | 7–15% cloud, fog gone | 0–10% | ✅ best |
| 11–12 | Mid-level cloud builds, 30–40%; up to ~70% over Gotemba at noon | still clear | ⚠️ lower slopes may hide |
| 13–16 | 30–50% cloud, a few light showers around Gotemba | ~20% cloud | ❌ worst |
Morning sun is behind you (Fuji is due west), so it's front-lit and sharp. Two forecast models disagree on the afternoon (Open-Meteo was clearer), but both agree the morning is best. That's why this plan takes the first trains and is at the pass by about 10:00.
Timeline
- 5:37
志木 → 池袋 5:58東武東上線 · commuter pass, ¥0
- 6:06
池袋 → 明治神宮前 → 代々木上原 → 新松田 7:52副都心線 (元町・中華街行) → change to 千代田線 6:28 → 代々木上原 6:32 → 小田急 急行 小田原行 6:36
¥952
- 8:05
Walk 1 min to JR 松田 → 御殿場線 (三島行) → 足柄 8:34
¥330
Missed the 6:06? Next: 池袋 6:52 → 足柄 9:15, same fare. You'd reach the pass ≈10:40, still OK, but the view is less certain after 11.
- ≈10:00
足柄峠 (759 m), first big Fuji viewFrom the station: steep road, then trail. Hikers' records: 1h15–1h40.
This is inside the best window, so stop here and take your photos.
- ≈11:00
矢倉岳 summit (870 m)Pass → 山伏平 → summit, ≈1h. Open grassy top, Fuji straight across.
Eat lunch here. The 峠 + 矢倉岳 section is ≈3h40 of walking in total (Yamakei record).
- ≈13:30
Back the same way to 足柄駅Summit → 山伏平 → 足柄峠 → station, ≈2h. The descent is loose and slippery after rain.
- 13:40
足柄 → 池袋 15:53 → 志木Later trains: 14:26 → 16:46 · 14:54 → 17:16
¥1,282
Turnaround rule: leave the summit by 13:00 at the latest, so you're off the trail well before dark (≈16:50).
What to wear and pack: see the checklist above.
足柄駅足柄峠矢倉岳
Checked Oct 30, 2026. Trains and fares: Yahoo! 乗換案内 (Sat Oct 31, IC fares). Forecast: met.no hourly for 矢倉岳, 御殿場 and the Fuji summit; Open-Meteo for comparison. Walking times: Yamareco, Yamakei, 足柄びより. Times marked ≈ are estimates.