“Craters could arise anywhere on Mount Fuji,” Yoshimoto said. “Combining data on crater locations and wind direction with the hazard map will make it possible to presuppose how lava and ...

One of the bodies from the crater has been brought down ... also at risk of altitude sickness if they ascend too quickly. "Mount Fuji in winter is classified as one of the toughest mountains ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eternally mysterious Mount Fuji, as seen from Lake Kawaguchiko ... to the very lip of the crater. If ancient literature and painting are to be believed, the first ascents were nonstop sixth ...

Mount Fuji is many things to Japan – including ... Ancient records say the village of Subashiri, about 10 kilometers from the crater, was the worst-hit community. It was home to Fujisengen ...

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

Four people were found dead on Mount Fuji on June 26 ... Three of the bodies were discovered in separate locations near the crater of the mountain, Shizuoka prefectural police said.

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were to erupt. Experts recommend sheltering at home and maintaining a two-week ...

On the upper 1,500-metre tier of the 3,776m mountain, pilgrim routes and crater shrines have been inscribed alongside ... Au XIIe siècle, le Mont Fuji est devenu un centre de formation du bouddhisme ...