Mt. Fuji is Japan's tallest and most famous peak. As an active volcano, it has also inspired awe and terror. Mt. Fuji has also inspired artists, including Katsushika ...

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 ...

This peaceful shrine dedicated to the deity of Mount Fuji is beautifully ornate and peaceful. There is also Hannoki Bayashi Shiryokan, a nearby museum showcasing samurai armor and ninja artifacts ...

Gilles Mingasson Snow-covered Mount Fuji peaks from behind a gas station and amusement park in Fujiyoshida City (pop. 50,000). Gilles Mingasson The sacred mountain, source of spiritual and ...

The Japanese have revered the mountain since ancient times, as a sacred mountain akin to Mount Fuji. The mountain has a height of 877 meters. Mount Tsukuba, called Tsukuba-san in Japanese ...

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year's climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday, levying new trail fees and ...