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World's most favorite destination to charge $27 entry fees for Mount Fuji hikers
Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji’s four main trails will be charged an entry fee of 4,000 yen (US$27) from the summer, ...
Mount Fuji hikers to be charged $36 on all trails
A record influx of foreign tourists to Japan has sparked alarm about overcrowding. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Diaries shed light on plight of foreign nationals in Japan's internment camps
In mid-August, Dewa Hitoshi visited a schoolhouse in the mountains of Kanagawa Prefecture, west of Tokyo. Dewa made the trip to honor his father who had been interned there during the war ...
Trees with cherry-themed crystal glass glitter in Hakone
Spring has arrived early at the Hakone Venetian Glass Museum here, with visitors enjoying the sight of trees adorned with ...