102-year-old becomes oldest person to summit Mount Fuji

102-year-old becomes oldest person to summit Mount Fuji 13 mins ago Kokichi Akuzawa has become the oldest person to summit Mount Fuji at age 102, an achievement recognized by Guinness World Records after he reached the top. The climb in early August was not Akuzawa’s first record-breaking ascent up Mount Fuji. He was 96 the first time he became the oldest person to climb the country’s most famous mountain. Akuzawa spent three months training before the Fuji climb, but now he is ready to spend more time on gentler mountains like Akagi, which is only about half the height of Fuji, and painting at his home.