Climb Mount Fuji from the comfort of your chair

Mount Fuji is an active volcano located on Honshu Island and is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft). Approximately 300,000 people climbed Mount Fuji in 2009. The most-popular period for people to hike up Mount Fuji is from July to August, while huts and other facilities are operating. Buses to the fifth station start running on 1 July. Climbing from October to May is very strongly discouraged, after a number of high-profile deaths and severe cold weather. Most Japanese climb the mountain at night in order to be in a position at or near the summit when the sun rises. The morning light is called ??? goraik?, "arrival of light".

Now google is making the climb virtually easy for everyone with their google street view camera, have a look at what it takes to make this happen and then go for a climb.