Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more balance ...

A revised hazard map for volcanic Mount Fuji in central Japan suggests the volume of lava flow from a major eruption would likely be double that of previous estimates. The updated finding was ...

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.

Often they find themselves in the care of mountain guide Passang Lama Bhotia from Nepal, who fell in love with Mount Fuji as a child and moved over to Japan as an adult to pursue his dream.

Major trail congestion The hike to observe the sunrise at the summit of Mount Fuji is not an easy one. Most tours aim to reach a mountain hut at the seventh or eighth station by the early evening ...