In 1831, the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai immortalized a snow-covered Mount Fuji in the background of his famous ...

Many tourists who arrive in Japan put climbing Mount Fuji high on their ... When he was 20, he became a mountain guide in the Himalayas, helping climbers scale famous Nepalese mountains such ...

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

Mt. Fuji filmed in 1949, with Shinto priests conducting a purification ceremony. Japan's highest mountain is considered a sacred place in the Shinto religion. An 8th-century collection of poems ...

Japan has scrapped plans to build a light railway part-way up Mount Fuji and is instead considering a Chinese-made cross between a bus and a tram, a local governor said Monday. The number of ...

Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails on Japan ... slots via the Mount Fuji Climbing website, which is jointly run by the Environment Ministry and the mountain’s two home ...

The Lake Kawaguchi area is a must-visit destination year-round, but in autumn, it takes on a special magic. With vibrant fall ...

Mount Fuji climbers typically ... Authentic Japan Co., which offers Cocoheli radio-based search support service for those stranded in the mountains, surveyed 3,846 people who took the popular ...

The Yamanashi Prefectural Government in Japan and Washington, D.C.-headquartered SGH2 Energy have formalized an agreement to promote green hydrogen-related initiatives in the Fuji Five Lakes region.

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Shizuoka prefecture, south of Tokyo, is promoting tour packages for wealthy golfers from abroad. A major selling point is the views the courses offer of Mount Fuji, which ...

On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Japan's Mount Fuji ... making the mountain only accessible by a yet-to-be-built tram system. "Fuji faces a ...

Vacant commercial spaces are being turned into guest accommodation in the central Japan city of Shizuoka, offering visitors an alternative to conventional lodgings and helping revitalise the local ...