To make reservations to enter the Yoshida Trail on the Yamanashi side of the mountain, climbers are required to pay an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Last season, 204,316 people climbed Mount Fuji, with 55% — or 114,857 hikers — taking the Yoshida Trail, according to the ministry. Shizuoka has also introduced a new requirement that climbers ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Kofu, Yamanashi Pref., April 17 (Jiji Press)--The Yamanashi prefectural government said Thursday that it will begin accepting ...

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 ...