Mt. Fuji is 3,776 meters high ... Starting this summer, climbers are banned from going up the mountain at night. Officials stopped this so-called "bullet-climbing," a term that refers to when ...

There is an old Japanese saying that to climb Fuji once is wise, to climb it twice is to proclaim oneself a fool.” ...

a "sea of trees" at the base of Mount Fuji infamous as a place where people take their own lives. The drones' night patrols are intended to locate people who are thinking about suicide and leading ...

KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 ... trekkers start their ascent at night to reach the summit before ...

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 ...

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture—The construction of a gate at the fifth station of Mount Fuji was completed on ... reduce congestion on the trail at night and prevent “bullet climbing ...

Mount Fuji is a popular but challenging destination ... To make it in time for sunrise, many attempt to complete the climb through the night without breaks, risking sickness and injury.

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

For accommodation over 100,000 yen per night it will soar tenfold to 10,000 ... fee and a daily cap on the number of hikers climbing Mount Fuji. Last year a barrier was briefly erected outside ...

On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Japan's Mount Fuji depositing dozens of lightly dressed foreign tourists in front of souvenir shops and restaurants.