TOKYO -- Mount Fuji becomes crowded with hikers during the summer, with its trails known for their serious traffic jams. One factor contributing to this is when many hikers aim to view the sunrise ...

Gilles Mingasson It’s dawn on the first day of January and a crowd in the hundreds has gathered at the base of Mount Fuji to watch the rising light of hatsuhinode—the maiden sunrise—usher in ...

Mt. Fuji is 3,776 meters high ... term that refers to when people hurry through the night to reach the top for sunrise, instead of staying in one of the mountain huts to rest first.

Mount Fuji is covered by snow for most of the year ... Many climbers scale the volcano at night in hopes of catching a glimpse of the sunrise from the summit, according to the Times.

Mt. Fuji filmed in 1949 ... do what's called "bullet climbing," which involves heading to the summit for the sunrise without taking a rest. Officials say that leads to congestion, and can make ...

The climbing season on Mount Fuji officially kicked off July 1 with ... Those who were resting at mountain huts rushed out to observe the sunrise. One climber from Osaka Prefecture said she ...

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 ...

Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji's four main trails will be charged an entry fee of 4,000 yen ($27) from this summer, after local authorities passed a bill on Monday.

Fewer climbers tackled Mount Fuji in Japan during this year’s hiking ... the summer many trudge through the night to see the sunrise from the 3,776m-high summit. This year, an entry fee of ...