FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—Local authorities have removed a screen blocking an iconic view of Mount Fuji hovering over a convenience store here just three months after installing it.

We won’t be hiking Mount Fuji, instead ... We observed the view for some time when I decided to spontaneously stay the night ...

“We should not be transmitting a negative image by blocking (the view with the sheet),” he said. “I want foreign tourists to take pretty pictures of Mount Fuji.” But not all the problems ...

Starting this summer, climbers are banned from going up the mountain at night ... Mt. Fuji symbolizes freedom, because there are no other mountains around it to block the view.

As the symbol and pride of Japan, Mt Fuji has naturally inspired numerous ... opened a new extension that affords an uninterrupted view of this Unesco World Heritage Site. Photo: Tourism Shizuoka ...

Tokyo’s Shinjuku District skyscrapers give way to a rare winter view of Fuji ... mountain of garbage.” Even in summer, hikers may face hypothermia, rock falls and lightning strikes. Night ...

Mount Fuji is taking another step toward curbing overtourism ... the small town of Fujikawaguchiko – which offers a stunning view of the mountain – put up a screen to stop people from ...

Mount Fuji is covered in snow for most of the year, but during the summer hiking season many trudge up its steep, rocky slopes through the night to see the sunrise. The symmetrical mountain has been ...

Battling overtourism and littering, Mount Fuji will now double its tourist tax. Here's what travelers should know.