Mt Fuji Radar Dome Museum puts you inside a blizzard at the summit

A simulation for the summit-curious that’ll actually blow you away.

Mt Fuji is on the bucket listing for lots of hikers, however do you know there’s a approach you possibly can expertise what it’s wish to be on the summit with out having to tackle the arduous climb?

▼ One native just lately tipped us off to the distinctive facility, referred to as Mt Fuji Radar Dome Museum.

Situated in Yamanashi Prefecture, which is dwelling to 1 half of Mt Fuji, with Shizuoka laying declare to the opposite half, this distinctive facility encompasses a former climate monitoring station that stood on the summit for 35 years, from 1964-1999.

▼ The unique radar dome is now displayed right here.

Initially opened in 2004, the reveals contained in the constructing have been absolutely renewed in 2022 to incorporate info relating to catastrophe prevention, along with mainstay shows on climate observations and historical past. The beneath panel is especially attention-grabbing because it reveals the work concerned in establishing the Mt Fuji Radar System, which was listed as an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) milestone in electrical engineering upon its completion in 1964, alongside the Shinkansen in the identical yr.

There’s so much to see right here, however one factor you received’t need to miss is the “Fuji Summit Chilly Expertise” which incorporates wind, video and sound components which were up to date just lately for improved realism.

This facility is designed to boost consciousness of the significance of climate remark, and the immersive expertise helps to try this by mimicking two sorts of climate situations on the mountain — one with wind gusts of 10 metres (33 toes) per second and temperatures of -15 levels Celsius (5 levels Fahrenheit) and one other with wind gusts of 15 metres per hour and temperatures of -25 levels Celsius.

▼ The previous expertise (in pink) is dubbed “Dawn Course” whereas the latter (in blue) is dubbed “Blizzard Course“.

Every customer can take part in just one course, and there are some English explanations so you possibly can know what to anticipate.

Every course takes roughly a minute, so we opted for the Blizzard.

▼ “Please don’t enter till instructed by workers”

Whereas we weren’t allowed to movie contained in the chamber, think about being on the high of this mountain, solely with barely any visibility due to an enormous snowstorm, and freezing wind bursts that almost knock you off your toes.

Fortunately, the snowstorm was depicted on the massive display contained in the chamber so we weren’t moist however we have been icy chilly once we stepped exterior. The blizzard’s energy was actually unimaginable, giving us new respect for the mountain and its harsh situations.

We discovered that snowy climate could be extreme earlier than even reaching the summit, and after experiencing it firsthand, albeit in a managed surroundings, we now know why the mountain is closed to hikers exterior of the July-to-early-September climbing season.

▼  A uncommon place to expertise an low season Mt Fuji climb.

A go to here’s a distinctive and memorable expertise, and well-priced as nicely, with the admission charge for adults being 63o yen (US$4.21) and the charge for elementary, junior excessive and highschool college students being 420 yen. So for those who’re summit-curious or just in search of a enjoyable day trip, the Mt Fuji Radar Dome Corridor is able to blow you away…actually!

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Mt Fuji Radar Dome Corridor / Mt Fuji Radar Dome Corridor Tackle: Yamanashi-ken, Fujiyoshida-shi, Shinya 3-7-23-7-23-7-2, Fujiyoshida-shi, Yamanashi Prefecture Open: 9:00 am-5:00 pmClosed: Tuesdays (open on public holidays, open all by means of August)Web site

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