Hidetada Sudo, the mayor of the city of Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture, expressed anger over people’s defiance of rules ...

A look at the growing popularity of hiking, celebrity involvement, and the risks involved in trails like Mount Snowdon and Mount Fuji.

To hike the volcano, outdoor enthusiasts can choose from four different trails: Yoshida, Fujinomiya, Gotemba, and Subashiri trails, according to Mt. Fuji Climbing. Some risks associated with ...

There is no penalty for off-season hiking or the need for rescue ... Climbers are advised to train in advance before going up Mount Fuji, whose shortest trail takes five hours to ascend and ...

(Mainichi) FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi -- About 80% of respondents to a survey of Mount Fuji climbers approved of entry restrictions on the Yoshida Trail implemented last year, and many also expressed ...

Now, Shizuoka prefecture will also charge for its three trails, which were previously free. Shizuoka is home to three of Mount Fuji’s four main climbing trails – Fujinomiya, Subashiri ...

About 80% of respondents to a survey of Mount Fuji climbers approved of entry restrictions on the Yoshida Trail implemented ･ ...

The man, identified by police only as a 27-year-old Chinese student, developed altitude sickness twice after climbing during the peak's off-season.

The mountain’s hiking trails are only open from July to early ... According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, Mount Fuji is the tallest peak in Japan, standing at 3,776 metres.

Another hiker found him collapsed on the trail, unable to move ... and sudden weather shifts—climbing Mount Fuji outside the official season (which runs from early July to early September ...

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 ...