Climbing Mount Fuji may be about to get a lot easier, as officials are believed to be eying up a new tram system to quell overcrowding and pollution on the trails. According to a report by Reuters ...

The climbing season on Mount Fuji officially kicked off July 1 with zero restrictions that had been in place for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Yoshida trail from the Yamanashi ...

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

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.

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 ...

Trash left behind on Mount Fuji And he says he's heard stories of people falling asleep from exhaustion on the mountain trails, or seeking warmth in the mountain hut toilets and staying there.

such as sleeping by the side of the trail, starting a fire or wearing unsuitable clothing. According to prefectural data, five million people hiked Mount Fuji in 2019, a rise of three million from ...

a Yamanashi prefecture official told reporters during a tour for foreign media on the last weekend before the trails close for the year. "It's uncontrollable and we fear that Mt Fuji will soon ...