Every year at the Fuji Shibazakura Festival, a beautiful carpet of bright pink flowers rolls out beneath Japan’s tallest and ...

Ad Feedback First up, anyone climbing Fuji must pay 4,000 yen ($27) for a permit. They will also have to book slots online, as the mountain is restricted to 4,000 visitors per day. That’s double ...

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were ...

The town resides at about 3,300 feet and, on a clear day, provides excellent views of Mt. Fuji. So some friends and I hired an English-speaking guide and driver to take us to Hakone Friday.

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

Plan your day trip from Tokyo to Mount Fuji with insights on top hiking routes, viewing spots, where to eat, and the best ...

“On clear days you can ... In 1998, Watanabe founded the Mount Fuji Club to conduct cleanup campaigns. Each year up to 16,000 volunteers join the periodic, all-day efforts.

In June, authorities found the bodies of three missing climbers inside Mount Fuji’s crater. That same day, professional climber Keita Kurakami, 38, lost consciousness around 10,000 feet on the ...

It was also his day off. Despite his dedication ... bringing with it the possibility of snowfall on Mount Fuji’s summit. Should the skies be clear, the city will be able to see the outcome.

Mount Fuji is taking another step toward curbing overtourism ... with numbers having been capped to 4,000 per day. Officials are also cracking down on bullet climbing, or attempting to summit ...

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano ... even during the day, the government added. “As a response to widespread ashfall ...