One blogger described it as the “prettiest convenience store with a Mount Fuji view”. But the area outside ... on the opposite side of the road from the store, and has had to erect a fence ...

and occasionally the 100 or so visitors were practically standing on the side of the two-lane road, coming close to colliding with a passing bus. On a clear day, 3,776-meter Mount Fuji appears to ...

Local authorities hope the sight of “Costco Fuji” will attract visitors to the city. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

Local officials and mountaineering experts are warning against risky climbing practices on Mt. Fuji as more accidents have occurred in recent years. Four hikers died there just before the season's ...

Mount Fuji lies between Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures. The Yamanashi side will start restricting the number of climbers on the Yoshida route of Mount Fuji to 4,000 per day and requiring 2,000 ...

This view of Mt. Fuji went viral ... runs a souvenir shop on the Yamanashi side of Mount Fuji. Though his business benefits from the surge in visitor numbers, he expresses frustration at the ...

MINAMI-ALPS, Yamanashi: Many people are coming to see a soon-to-open giant Costco in Minami-Alps city in Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture, as from nearby, the view makes it look like Mount Fuji is ...