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.

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 ...

Officials said the unnamed mountaineer was alone on the Fujinomiya trail on April 22. He had to be rescued again just four days later.

Despite an overall decrease in Mount Fuji climbers this summer, Shizuoka Prefecture has reported a significant increase in visitors to its three climbing routes. The Fujinomiya, Subashiri and ...

Shizuoka is home to three of Mount Fuji’s four main climbing trails – Fujinomiya, Subashiri, and Gotemba. According to the World History Encyclopaedia, dreaming of Mount Fuji is considered a ...

A 27-year-old student from China was rescued from Japan’s tallest mountain, Mount Fuji, twice within four ... and other belongings left behind, Shizuoka prefectural police said.

Now, visitors will be required to pay a charge to explore parts of Shizuoka prefecture - home to three of Mount Fuji's four main climbing trails: Fujinomiya, Subashiri and Gotemba. It comes ...

Overcrowding and other problems prompted officials in Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures — which share Mount Fuji — to institute new rules ahead of the 2025 climbing season. Among the measures ...

TOKYO (AP) — A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later ...

The Yamanashi and Shizuoka governments have set up gates at the fifth stations of all four trails on Mount Fuji, as a measure to ease crowding. The gates will be closed between 2 p.m. and 3 a.m ...

Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week. The 27-year-old man was first rescued on Tuesday after falling ill, Shizuoka prefectural ...