Mt. Fuji Walking Stick Dimensions

Hi All,

I am planning on climbing Mt. Fuji in a few weeks and would like to buy a walking stick to collect stamps along the way. I would like to ask if anyone is familiar with the dimensions of the walking stick (particularly the length)?

I don't recall the exact length, but they're around 1.5 meters and too long to fit into a suitcase. To get them home most people wrap them up in newspaper and check them as luggage.

The stick is called "Kongo-Tsue" or "Kongo-Jo". The dimension is about 3cm, the length is between 135-150cm. The stick shape is octagon.
The price is 1000 Yen at 5th station, 1300 Yen at higher stations.
The branding irons cost you 200 Yen per print at Yamagoya-huts. You need to bring some 100 Yen coins separately for the payment as you want branding irons.

If you don't require the full length walking stick, you can get a shorter one that should fit in most sizes of luggage and can still be branded. I think mine was 500 yen.

I got mine in 1969

It measures 59 1/2 inches now, I suspect it was 60" when new.

Is it possible to transport the climbing stick as luggage on long international flights?

Yes, you can check it in as one of your luggage pieces.