Drier air in the holiday season means that visitors get a uniquely unobstructed view of Mount Fuji in the winter, with crisp blue skies and almost zero clouds getting in the way. Winter is also ...

“We should not be transmitting a negative image by blocking (the view with the sheet),” he said. “I want foreign tourists to take pretty pictures of Mount Fuji.” But not all the problems ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Town officials here made the “agonizing decision” to erect a massive barrier to block views of Mount Fuji after getting fed up with badly behaved ...

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

This view of Mt. Fuji went viral, turning the surrounding area into a popular tourist spot. Officials first tried deploying security guards, but that failed to stop tourists jaywalking on busy ...

The city, which is a modest bullet train ride away from Tokyo -- with a view of Mount Fuji on the way -- is famed for its kimono-clad geisha performers and Buddhist temples. Residents have ...