Joe De Sena – Spartan Founder and Team Leader welcomes the team to Japan where they must climb iconic Mt. Fuji. As their first challenge, they scale the Atago stairs, a Samurai-honored tradition with a kettlebell for company. If that’s not enough, De Sena makes them run around the famed Imperial Palace. However, this time around there is a surprise for them from Rakuten. What other surprises are around the corner?