It has inspired countless works of art, including Katsushika Hokusai's famous Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. The mountain ...

There is an old Japanese saying that to climb Fuji once is wise, to climb it twice is to proclaim oneself a fool.” ...

The climbing season on Mount Fuji officially kicked off July 1 with ... Those who were resting at mountain huts rushed out to observe the sunrise. One climber from Osaka Prefecture said she ...

Many tourists who arrive in Japan put climbing Mount Fuji high on their list of things ... hurry through the night to reach the top for sunrise, instead of staying in one of the mountain huts ...

Climbing out of the tangle of skyscrapers and neon lights, a winter trip to Tokyo is not complete until you've snapped a photo of the ancient Mount Fuji looming over the city. From sunrise's ...

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year's climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday, levying new trail fees and ...

But those living near Mount Fuji say the influx has become unsustainable ... climbing," which involves heading to the summit for the sunrise without taking a rest. Officials say that leads ...

On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Japan's Mount Fuji depositing dozens ... scale Japan's tallest peak for sunrise and descend on the same day ...