FUJI-YOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture—Restrictions on private vehicles on the roads to Mount Fuji during the climbing season may soon be expanded to include large tour buses and taxis. Authorities ...

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 ...

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

Adventure tour operator Explore Worldwide has conducted ... have had to introduce visitor caps – like at Japan’s Mount Fuji this summer. Explore Worldwide have thus found the world’s busiest ...

KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 ... by the recent trend of “bullet climbing,” where trekkers start ...

The environmental challenges at Mount Fuji extend beyond its lack of snow. The mountain faces issues of overtourism and ...

"Bullet climbing", where climbers ... person would want to climb Mt Fuji at least once in their life," said 62-year-old Jun Shibazaki, who arrived on a tour. "But it's so crowded.