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.

Six people have died on Mount Fuji in just the first month of the ... rest or accommodations in order to catch the spectacular sunrise from the peak. According to Yamanashi Prefecture, a ...

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 ...

Mount Fuji is covered in snow for most of the year, but during the summer hiking season many trudge up its steep, rocky slopes through the night to see the sunrise. The symmetrical mountain has been ...