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

Mount Fuji is one of the iconic ... whose border the mountain straddles, and neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture. The council updated the map based on the latest studies and geographical data.

Climbers will be urged to leave Mount Fuji immediately when scientists ... reflects a 2021 update on volcanic hazard maps of the country’s tallest mountain, which is 3,776 meters high.

The new rule doesn’t mean restricted access to the mountain, the officials added. After Mount Fuji’s climbing season officially opened in July, an estimated 83,000 people had visited the ...