Enjoy delicious, world-class seafood and winding trails through stunning nature in an under-the-radar Japanese city with ...

The first such tour was held in August 2023. It was a two-night, three-day tour where participants watched the sunrise at the seventh and eighth stations on Mount Fuji. On the first day, participants ...

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

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 ... safety guides and tour guides have the authority ...

FUJI-YOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture—Restrictions on private vehicles on the roads to Mount Fuji during the climbing season may soon be expanded to include large tour buses and taxis. Authorities ...

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano ... even during the day, the government added. “As a response to widespread ashfall ...

Fewer climbers tackled Mount Fuji in Japan during this year’s hiking ... with numbers capped at 4,000 per day. The three other trails remained free. Concern had been raised that some climbers ...