3-day Trek in the southern Yatsugatake Mountains, near Tokyo

Yuske was an incredible guide. Patient, capable, fun, and communicative. If you are considering climbing Fuji, you should considering going with Yuske.

I am not going to talk about summiting Mount Fuji, I 'll let you experience this first hand, but I'll tell you that it was an amazing experience which will stick in my memory forever. I will however praise Yuske, the guide, who is one of the most professional guides I have ever met. We agreed and did a one day preparation before on Komagatake where I learned to perform self arrest, practiced climbing with an ice axe and crampons and he has also a lot of other tips about the equipment. The climb was amazing and he always put safety first but in the same time being a very pleasant companion. He could easily become my friend if we where to live in the same country. He has a lot of years of experience and he knows Mount Fuji very well and would find the way probably in his sleep. I am saying this because we had performed the descent in a very dense fog (clouds) and we could barely see a few meters in front of us but he always knew the way. Climbing with him was a real pleasure and we talked a lot and he is a very interesting person. I would follow him on any mountain on this planet because I know he has a lot of experience, he is very professional and know a lot of secrets and not the least he is a very nice companion which you can trust. He also helped me with a lot of tips about my travel to Japan. I highly recommend him as your guide in Japan.

Yusuke is a very experienced guide, he was prompt about what time we agreed upon starting the day very professional. although the conditions for that day were not the best . Yusuke made sure that we got the most out of the day. after we found good snow. we decided to call the day a little early, and Yusuke took us to check a few beautiful sites in Hakuba with Yusuke giving us the history of the sites. he took us to a great onset. and after that we had a nice farewell dinner with him. Yusuke is very easy going and knows the mountain , felt very safe with him will definitely rebook with him next year. I highly recommend Yusuke for any one thinking about a guided tour. Ed & Iris

Yusuke was the perfect guide for our 1 day hike of Mount Fuji. He communicated well before the hike so that we had all the information we needed to be prepared for the hike. Neither my son nor I had ever hiked before our experience with Yusuke at Mount Fuji, and he was patient and encouraging with us. Yusuke was good at instructing how to avoid altitude sickness, how to breathe effectively for the ascent, and how to climb while placing less stress on your quadriceps. He also knew this was an experience that we would want to document, so he initiated taking pictures (with his camera) throughout the hike and airdropped them to us at the end of the day. He also shared some snacks with my son which was definitely beyond his guide responsibilities and much appreciated. We can't thank Yusuke enough for making our hike such an incredible experience!

Despite the climb being cut short due to weather conditions, it was still an engaging and rewarding hike. Yusuke-san was a very knowledgable and experienced guide who gave useful tips for us beginners while providing interesting bits of trivia about the mountain itself along the way. The hike was well paced with respect to our physical condition and had very scenic stops along the way. Overall an excellent experience.