Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest peak, has seen its first snowfall after one of the longest periods without snow since records began 130 years ago. The European Commission’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 ...

Japan's iconic Mount Fuji has finally received its first snowfall of the season, ending one of the longest snow-free periods in 130 years of recorded history. The event, eagerly anticipated by ...

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

Many tourists who arrive in Japan put climbing Mount Fuji high on their list of things to do. This summer they were back in big numbers to tackle the country's most iconic peak. Often they find ...

Alpinist Ken Noguchi said tighter restrictions are needed to protect Mount Fuji from overtourism, including a much higher mandatory fee to climb the mountain. Born in Boston in 1973, Noguchi ...

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year's climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday, levying new trail fees and ...

But those living near Mount Fuji say ... best angle to shoot Mt. Fuji. On May 21, they completed construction of a black mesh screen 20 meters long and 2.5 meters high. Local reactions to the ...