A 102-year-old Japanese man has become the oldest person to climb Mount Fuji, and his daughter, 70, joined for the trek too.

Kokichi Akuzawa nearly gave up while 'half way through' ascending the 12,000ft summit - but with the help of four friends, his daughter and granddaughter, he completed the feat.

The climbing party camped for two nights on the trail before hiking to the top of Japan's tallest mountain on August 5.

Prior to the ascent, Akuzawa spent three months training, waking at 5am to walk for hours, tackling roughly one mountain each week.

And now his latest achievement has been recognized by the Guinness World Records.