Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the two prefectures in which Mount Fuji stands, introduced a mandatory hiking fee for those ...

Fuji crater on the Shizuoka Prefecture side and later confirmed dead. Also, a man lost consciousness on the Yamanashi Prefecture side's trail and died. Interest in climbing Mt. Fuji is soaring.

Yamanashi Prefecture, which introduced tolls on Japan's Mount Fuji hiking trails this summer, plans to double the fare from ...

Climbing Mount Fuji will become more expensive next summer, with Yamanashi Prefecture raising the toll on the mountain’s ...

Climbers using the most popular trail on Mt. Fuji are expected to be slugged with a doubled fee of 4,000 yen ($26) from next ...

During the climbing season from July to September, the trails are often packed with thousands of hikers. This year between early July and early September, around 204,000 people climbed Mt Fuji ...

Pollution from the constant stream of tourist buses and cars arriving at the fifth station, as well as overcrowding on the trails, have become headaches for authorities seeking to clean up the site, ...

The proposal for an entry fee for Japan's highest mountain is designed to ease congestion at the site and prevent dangerous ...

the trails are often packed with thousands of hikers. This year, between early July and early September, around 204,000 people climbed Mount Fuji. This marked an 8 percent drop from the previous ...

Japan's Mount Fuji has seen its first snowfall after going through the longest period without snow since records began 130 years ago. Snow fell on Japan's highest peak about a month later than ...