The Ochudo Trail is a walking trail that circles roughly halfway up Mount Fuji at an altitude of approximately 2,300 to 2,500 meters (7,500 to 8,200 feet) above sea level. It offers a wonderful opportunity to see a rich variety of plant life and ecosystems of Mount Fuji. On Mount Fuji, forests of larch and Veitch’s fir stretch from the lower slopes up to the subalpine zone.
Ochudo: https://www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/en/R2-00097.html; https://www.japan.travel/national-parks/parks/fuji-hakone-izu/see-and-do/ochudo-trek-between-heaven-earth-mtfuji-pilgrimage-trail/; Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station: https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/1309/
Alnus viridis subsp. maximowiczii: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnus_maximowiczii; https://fujisan.umin.jp/plant/alnus01.htm; https://tonysharks.com/Tree_of_life/Eukaryote/Plantae/Land_plants/Miyamahannoki/Miyamahannoki.html
Montane alder (Alnus maximowiczii), Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 7/18/2026
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica, synonyms Fallopia japonica)
Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 7/18/2026
Japanese knotweed, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 7/18/2026
Weyrich’s Knotweed (Aconogonon weyrichii var. alpinum): (In Japanese) https://www.ootk.net/cgi/shikihtml/shiki_1175.htm; https://mikawanoyasou.org/data/ontade.htm; https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%87
Weyrich’s Knotweed, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 7/18/2026
Rhododendron brachycarpum, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 7/18/2026
Erman’s birch (Betula ermanii): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betula_ermanii
Erman’s birch, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 7/18/2026
Northern Japanese hemlock, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 7/18/2026
Northern Japanese hemlock (Tsuga diversifolia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuga_diversifolia
Veitch’s fir (Abies veitchii): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abies_veitchii
Veitch’s fir, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 7/18/2026
Maries’ fir (Abies mariesii): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abies_mariesii
Maries’ fir, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 7/18/2026
Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi), Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 7/18/2026
Japanese larch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larix_kaempferi
Siberian dwarf pine (Pinus pumila), Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 7/18/2026
Siberian dwarf pine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_pumila
Veitch’s fir and Northern Japanese hemlock forest, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 7/18/2026
Mount Fuji’s scoria geology consists of basaltic vesicular rock fragments, scoria cones, and alternating layers of lava and loose pyroclastic material.
Mount Fuji, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 7/18/2026
Mount Fuji: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Fuji