Fujikawaguchiko has become overrun with foreign tourists trying to get the perfect photo of Japan’s most famous mountain.

The town hosts Lake Kawaguchiko, Lake Motosuko, Lake Saiko and Lake Shojiko, four of the so-called Fuji Five Lakes at the foot of Japan’s tallest peak, which straddles Yamanashi and Shizuoka ...

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

TOKYO — Sorry, the screen is now up — no more snapping cute photos of Mount Fuji from a popular sidewalk spot in the Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko. Known as a ...

However, the town of Fuji-Kawagichiko may end up in need of another ... only about 1 kilometer west that offers a similar view of Japan’s tallest peak. Some residents there are bracing for ...

Mount Fuji is many things to Japan – including ... Village was located in the present-day Subashiri district of Oyama Town, Shizuoka Prefecture. In June last year, a project kicked off to ...

NUMAZU BEACH, Japan — A trial by the Marine Corps of ... tents and gear for an exercise at the nearby Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji. The bay was relatively calm as the Resolution ...