Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Mount Fuji, where climbers can also access the mountain, has sought a voluntary 1,000-yen ($6.40) fee per climber since 2014 and is considering additional ways to ...

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year's climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday, levying new trail fees and ...

Some Facts about Mt. Fuji Mount Fuji is Japan's highest peak, stands at 12,388 feet (3,776 meters) on the Pacific Ocean coast, straddling the Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures in central Honshu ...

Mount Fuji is many things to Japan – including ... to have disappeared under vast amounts of ash way back when. The facts unearthed could help future generations prepare for the worst.

The snow-capped peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji has finally formed after the most-delayed snowfall since records began. Its white tip is one of the most iconic sights in Japan, but the volcano’s ...

Mt. Fuji’s climbing season typically lasts from July through August. During these two months, trails are crowded and mountain huts are packed, with people sleeping close to each other on the floor.

On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Japan's Mount Fuji depositing dozens of lightly dressed foreign tourists in front of souvenir shops and restaurants.