Every summer, hundreds of thousands of climbers from around the world travel to Mt. Fuji to scale Japan’s highest peak. But this year, the mountain will be closed as the country struggles to ...

Mount Fuji, a hugely popular climbing destination in summer, has remained dormant since the Hoei Eruption in 1707. The Takamarubi layer had been believed to be a midsize lava formation that ...

Many tourists who arrive in Japan put climbing Mount Fuji high on their list of things to do. This summer they were back in big numbers to tackle the country's most iconic peak. Often they find ...

There were about 3,800 bullet climbers on Mount Fuji this summer, and some were seen sleeping on the open mountainside and making bonfires. Nagasaki indicated that he plans to improve the Yoshida ...

There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits to touring vineyards on the mountain’s slopes.

C limbers ascending Mt. Fuji from the most commonly used trail in Yamanashi Prefecture will be charged 2,000 yen ($13) from this summer to ease congestion at the landmark mountain and to fund ...

Japan's Mount Fuji, snowless for the longest since records ... We're from Australia and what you are seeing is it is getting hotter in the summer months and it's getting colder earlier," he ...

The plan outline is expected to be presented at prefectural assembly meetings this month and officially submitted in February, and if approved to be in effect for the next Mount Fuji climbing season ...

For brothers Aaron and Yusuke Jackson, buying Mt. Fuji wasn’t just about business but preserving a piece of their childhood.