“Craters could arise anywhere on Mount Fuji,” Yoshimoto said. “Combining data on crater locations and wind direction with the hazard map will make it possible to presuppose how lava and ...

Eternally mysterious Mount Fuji ... Perhaps this is why Fuji feels strangely alive. Basho wrote: Crowds on Yoshida Trail will reach the summit, marked by a crater 820 feet deep and 1,640 feet ...

Ancient records say the village of Subashiri, about 10 kilometers from the crater, was the worst-hit community. It was home to Fujisengen Shrine, which served as the gateway to a mountain trail.

Local officials and mountaineering experts are warning against risky climbing practices on Mt. Fuji as more accidents have occurred in recent years. Four hikers died there just before the season's ...

Four people were found dead on Mount Fuji on June 26 ... Three of the bodies were discovered in separate locations near the crater of the mountain, Shizuoka prefectural police said.

In June, authorities found the bodies of three missing climbers inside Mount Fuji’s crater. That same day, professional climber Keita Kurakami, 38, lost consciousness around 10,000 feet on the ...

(CNN) — Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were to erupt. Experts recommend sheltering at home and ...