Japan's Mount Fuji introduces a £20 climbing fee and new restrictions to tackle overtourism and safety concerns.

Prospective hikers to the Japanese tourist site will have to take a class about hiking safety and local rules.

The new 4,000 yen fee (USD $27) is double the amount of the original "tourist tax" that was instituted in 2024.

A UNESCO World heritage site, Mount Fuji has seen an abundance of tourists from all over the world in recent years.To bring ...

A Japanese government panel compiled on Friday measures to be taken in the event of ashfall from a large-scale eruption of Mt ...

SHIZUOKA—Climbers ascending Mount Fuji from the Shizuoka Prefecture side will be charged a 4,000 yen ($26) toll in this ...

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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 ...

All 4 trails up Japan’s tallest mountain will cost more to use this year. Curbs on ‘bullet climbing’ rapid ascents will also ...

Last year, Japan started collecting entry fees of ¥2,000 (£10) per head from people climbing the famous volcano to limit the ...