These were steep screw-ups. A climber was rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week after he was airlifted off the sacred ...

YAMANAKAKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Solidified lava from eruptions of Mount Fuji in the distant past offers frightening clues of what awaits if the sacred mountain blows its top again. Researchers ...

Golf trips that just include golf are great, but these itineraries allow you to see some of the coolest places around the ...

Park fees that run to hundreds of US dollars have long been charged to people wishing to climb Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro ... prefecture to climb Japan’s sacred and most recognisable ...

and is the traditional starting point for pilgrimages up sacred Mount Fuji”, Olive says. Visiting earlier this year, “we could clearly understand how its serenity allowed pilgrims to centre ...

I visited Japan's Izu Peninsula, and discovered delicious seafood, stunning coastal scenery, and relaxing onsens.

The scent of wasabi wafted faintly in the air as I walked by terraces filled with the distinctive plants in Japan’s Izu Peninsula. The cool, shady mountain slopes were ideal for hiking, and ...

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

(Richard A. Brooks/AFP/Getty Images) But now as Japan grapples with the surge, it has a new problem: overtourism, with crowds affecting everything from some of its most sacred traditions to ...