Then, we walked up a slope to get to the cable cars that would take us across from Mt. Fuji. Most times, you can follow people going up ... natural hot spring). Apparently, the water in the ...

Eternally mysterious Mount ... of Mount Fuji to watch the rising light of hatsuhinode—the maiden sunrise—usher in the new year. The Ainu, mainland Japan’s ancient indigenous people, believed ...

Getty Three bodies were found this week, bringing the total number of deaths reported among climbers summiting Japan's Mount Fuji ahead of ... immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

If you've only ever gushed over sakura, it's time you met its funkier, more flamboyant cousin at the Fuji Shibazakura ...

Lake Kawaguchi (and the rest of Fuji Five Lakes) is a lush countryside area you just can’t miss if you’re in Japan. This ...

Six people have died on Mount Fuji in just the first month of the climbing season, already exceeding the total number of fatalities last season. Two climbers died on the Yamanashi Prefecture ...

Prospective hikers to the Japanese tourist site will have to take a class about hiking safety and local rules.

There are nearly 5 million people living within 20 kilometers of the volcano. My. Fuji is a few hundred years overdue for an eruption. It isn't, It last erupted in 1707. Mt. Fuji's eruptions do not ...

Now people need to attend a short class with a video and pass a test on hiking safety, environmental protection and local rules. Mount Fuji isn't the only place in Japan that's been struggling ...

From this summer, climbers on Mount ... Fuji was still extremely crowded and needed further protection, according to officials. "There is no other mountain in Japan that attracts that many people ...