Last year, Yamanashi region -- home to Mount Fuji -- introduced a 2,000 yen ($14) entry fee plus an optional donation for the active volcano's most popular hiking route, the Yoshida Trail. A cap ...

In response, Shizuoka prefecture – the starting point for three of the four Mount Fuji trails – has added an additional measure. Prospective hikers will have to take a brief class about hiking ...

The mountain's hiking trails are officially open only from July ... But exactly how many tourists visit Fuji — and how many is too many — is up for debate, Thomas Jones, a professor of ...

Mount Fuji climbing season is from July to early September and is the time that the hiking trails are officially open, but climbers can embark on a trek during the off season without a penalty ...

A 27-year-old university student who climbed Mount Fuji outside of its official climbing season was rescued twice in four ...