Many popular spots worldwide are introducing tourist fees for the first time or raising those that already exist. We take a ...

Mount Fuji, one of Japan’s most popular attractions, is facing growing pressures from overtourism. As 2024 has seen record-breaking visitor numbers, the iconic mountain is struggling to balance ...

Prospective hikers to the Japanese tourist site will have to take a class about hiking safety and local rules.

As the symbol and pride of Japan, Mt Fuji has naturally inspired numerous attractions around its home in the ...

Guests at Shizuoka’s popular Izu Panorama Park can now enjoy a new experience, following the recent opening of its Sky Garden ...

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

Meanwhile, Shizuoka Prefecture will implement entry fees for Mount Fuji's other three trails — Fujinomiya, Subashiri, and Gotemba — which had been previously free. Skift reported last November ...

Shizuoka is home to three of Mount Fuji’s four main climbing trails – Fujinomiya, Subashiri, and Gotemba. The entry fee will charged from this summer after local authorities passed a bill on ...

To try and bring more balance to this popular tourist attraction, Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures – who share Mount Fuji – have instituted new rules ahead of the 2025 climbing season ...

Mount Fuji is taking another step toward curbing ... So some restrictions are necessary to ensure their safety," Natsuko Sodeyama, a Shizuoka prefecture official, told Japan Times.