Resurrecting an old thread...

A friend and I are planning to visit Mount Fuji July 11-12 this year. We'll be staying in Tokyo during that time. We are thinking about renting a car and driving there in the morning of July 11, climbing the mountain that day, staying in a mountain hut overnight, seeing the summit the at sunrise, then climbing down and driving back.

I like driving, so I wanted to rent a car instead of take a bus. Are there any particular roads in the area that might be fun to drive? Winding mountain roads perhaps? Other things we can reach only by car? Anything I'm forgetting?