Mount Fuji is Japan’s tallest mountain, and many would also say its most beautiful. But a less desirable superlative it’s also picked up in recent years is being Japan’s most notoriously crowded ...

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

You'd be pleased to know that in the Philippines, specifically in Camalig, Albay, you can find a local equivalent of this ...

Mt. Fuji is believed to have erupted at least 16 times since 781 A.D. That works out as one eruption every 77 years or so. It has now been 317 years. And while meteorologists say there is no sign ...

Now people need to attend a short class with a video and pass a test on hiking safety, environmental protection and local rules. Mount Fuji isn't the only place in Japan that's been struggling ...

The highspeed bullet train takes center stage in Shinji Higuchi’s new film, “Bullet Train Explosion,” premiering on Netflix ...

YAMANAKAKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Solidified lava from eruptions of Mount Fuji in the distant past offers frightening clues of what awaits if the sacred mountain blows its top again. Researchers ...

In Japan, the simple act of walking has long been connected to working toward enlightenment.

About 180 eruptions of Mount Fuji have been confirmed over the past 5,600 years. The last major one affecting what is now Tokyo occurred in 1707. In 2020, the government’s Central Disaster ...

Japan has just got a whole lot pricier. But guess what? Tourists are still flocking there. Why, you ask? Well, there are ...