Sep 16, 2015 - 1 min read

Mount Fuji Radar Dome Museum

35 years of predicting weather from Mount Fuji's summit

By Cathy Cawood

Community writer

This radar dome spent 35 years at Mount Fuji's summit

This information board is in Japanese, but there is an English leaflet available

Now the dome stands above a small museum

Pictures of Mount Fuji are on display in the lobby

This photograph at the museum shows the radar dome on Mount Fuji's summit

The grounds have beautiful views, but it was too cloudy to see Mount fuji

Sadly I didn't have time to visit the Local History Museum

Notice

The Mount Fuji trails officially open from July 1st (Yoshida Trail) and July 10th (others) and remain open until September 10th. Check the official site for the latest climbing status and any weather advisories. Read our Mount Fuji guide to learn about the changes to hiking Mount Fuji since the summer of 2024.

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Before the days of satellites, there was a manned radar dome on top of Mt. Fuji. From its installation in 1965 up until 1999 it served as a detection system for dangerous storms. Just imagine what that job was like in winter! At the end of its usefulness, the radar dome was air-lifted to a new home in Fujiyoshida, and turned into a small museum. They have a special room where you can experience a simulation of weather conditions at the top of Mount Fuji. There is an English leaflet available, and the museum is about 3 kilometers from Fujisan Station.