Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to Japan to take in the majestic views of Mount Fuji's snow-capped peak.

Mount Fuji, a 12,000-foot peak located on the Japanese island of Honshu ... MORE: Glaciers on Mont Blanc, the tallest ...

Every summer, hundreds of thousands of climbers from around the world travel to Mt. Fuji to scale Japan’s highest peak. But this year, the mountain will be closed as the country struggles to ...

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

Mount Fuji climbers ... on the 3,776-meter mountain, the nation’s tallest peak. The survey participants carried Cocoheli radio transmitters. Fukuoka-based Authentic Japan analyzed their ascent ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO: Three people were found without vital signs near the summit of Mount Fuji ... to take care when attempting to scale Japan's highest mountain, where hiking trails officially open on Monday.

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 ...