Mount Fuji is seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter flying over Shizuoka Prefecture. (Mainichi) KOFU (Kyodo) -- A Japanese prefecture that shares Mt. Fuji is considering charging rescued ...

This multimodal route through the country’s Northern Alps is a great alternative to the similar journey around Mount Fuji — ...

KOFU, (Japan): As more climbers have become stranded on Mt Fuji when the mountain is closed to the public, the Yamanashi prefectural government is considering charging for the cost of helicopter ...

The government of Yamanashi Prefecture, which has a trail to Mount Fuji, has begun studying charging climbers of the mountain for emergency rescue operations using the prefecture's helicopters.

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Tourists have literally punched holes in this town’s plan to prevent them from becoming nuisances in their quest to take photos of Mount Fuji. As of May ...

a popular looping roller coaster at an amusement park near Mount Fuji permanently closed on March 13. Transport ministry officials launched an investigation into the Do-Dodonpa roller coaster at ...

Locals in Fuji town are complaining of excessive tourist footfall ... asking visitors to keep noise to a minimum while enjoying their moment with Japan’s sacred mountain. What started as a clever ...

(AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga) No ancient European cathedral is complete without its holy relics, which are venerated by the faithful as sacred artifacts from various saints and the life of Jesus.