Skiing on Mt. Fuji, Japan

I believe Mt. Fuji is a stato volcano

Strato it is!!

Thanks all for geology corrections and ski/climbing advice. I will be there with a number of students and I'll be sure to share your altitude tips with the group, who incidently will all speak Japanese. <br>geo, thanks for your additional advice offer. I'll be in touch. <br><br>Cheers,<br>Jessica

I will go there on a bus from Shinjuku on Apr 29. Bus stops on 5th stage and then I have 6 hours before the last bus to go some way up and ride down.
Do you think, I will need snowshoes? Icepick? any other equipment. It sucks, because I only brought my board to Japan. So I will have to buy another set of snowshoes just for this hike... Unless there is place, where I can rent it.

Thanks in advance for any advice.
Also if anybody wants to join, please drop me a line at projectezp@yahoo.com