Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an icon of Japan, is putting new regulations in place for climbers.

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.

TOKYO — A crowd-control gate was installed halfway up Japan's Mount Fuji on Monday ahead of the July 1 start of this year's climbing season, but the governor of Yamanashi, one of the two ...

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 ...

KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 per day and set up a gate at the fifth station on the Yoshida trail.

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.

There has been a concerning rise in the number of trail accidents. In 2023, there were 3,568 accidents in the mountains, ...

At Mt. Fuji, the Yamanashi prefectural government started asking last summer that climbers pay a ¥2,000 toll in addition to a voluntary ¥1,000 conservation fee. The toll will be used for trail ...

Aokigahara Forest, at Mount Fuji's base, offers eerie beauty, silent atmosphere, myths, caves, and stunning views of Fuji's peak.

member of a trail study group of Japan. Local governments and private organizations are taking action to maintain a safe climbing environment. At Mount Fuji, the Yamanashi government started ...