Japan’s tallest mountain currently welcomes 4,000 hikers a day during its peak season, to climb the popular Yoshida trail. However, due to its immense popularity, overcrowding on Fuji has become ...

There is an old Japanese saying that to climb Fuji once is wise, to climb it twice is to proclaim oneself a fool.” ...

The four trails leading to the summit are closed ... The number of mishaps on Mt. Fuji is on the rise. Mountain guide Takekawa Shunji says the most important thing is to draw up a climbing plan ...

10 in areas above the fifth station on the Yoshida trail, which is on the ... t mean restricted access to the mountain, the officials added. After Mount Fuji’s climbing season officially opened ...

A crowd-control gate was installed halfway up Japan's Mount Fuji on Monday ahead of the July ... one of the two prefectures that are home to the mountain, said additional measures are needed ...

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.

“In order to revive traditional mountain climbing from the foot of ... which is where the more popular hiking trails are. Fuji is also located in Shizuoka prefecture, which has not yet ...

The 3,776-meter-high mountain, Japan’s tallest ... city made 2,500 helmets available at Mount Fuji's fifth station and along climbing trails the following year. The safety guidance center ...

The scene evokes a theme park image, not the veneration most Japanese would expect below the 3,776m mountain ... the trails close for the year. "It's uncontrollable and we fear that Mt Fuji ...