Take a flight of discovery high above the stunning landscapes of Shizuoka Prefecture and Suruga Bay, Japan, in this breathtaking drone footage. Watch as Mount Fuji looms majestically in the background ...

Fuji San located on the Vestal Parkway closed on May 12. The restaurant, which operated for 23 years, plans to relocate. Updates on the relocation will be posted on the restaurant's Facebook page.

The location known as “Mount Fuji dream bridge” in Fuji, Shizuoka prefecture, was envisioned as a tourist draw that would be a boon to the area. Instead, it has brought complaints from ...

The central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka, which has a trail to Mount Fuji, has enacted an ordinance amid risky behavior by some climbers. The new ordinance requires each hiker to pay an ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 73 °F (22.8 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 60% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 1 to 6 mph (1.6 to 9.7 kph). The ...

A man had to be rescued from Mount Fuji not once but twice and the second ... There is also no penalty for having to be rescued from the mountain. Shizuoka police do warn that all climbers to ...

The Shizuoka police urged all climbers to use caution, noting that the mountain has low temperatures and is covered in snow even in spring. Want to climb Mount Fuji this summer? Expect new fees ...

Fuji Climbing, a website dedicated to the summit. Officials from Shizuoka Prefecture did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s requests for comment on April 29. Download USA TODAY's app to ...

“He was suspected of having altitude sickness and was taken to hospital,” a police spokesman in Shizuoka region said yesterday. Later, officers discovered that the man was the same one who had been ...

PEOPLE contacted the Shizuoka prefectural government for additional information on Monday, April 28. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, Mount Fuji is the country’s tallest ...

TOKYO - A man in his 20s was airlifted from Japan’s Mount Fuji then rescued again from ... was taken to hospital,” a police spokesman in Shizuoka region said on April 28.

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned ... phone and other belongings left behind, Shizuoka prefectural police said.