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

Those heading to Mount Fuji later this year will be shelling out a bit more money to climb the iconic Japanese mountain.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Starting in the summer of 2025, Japan will double the cost of climbing ... This new fee will apply to four climbing routes on Mount Fuji, following the Shizuoka Prefecture ...

Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji's four main trails ... still huge," Natsuko Sodeyama, a Shizuoka prefecture official, said. "There is no other mountain in Japan that attracts that many people ...

Previously, only the Yoshida Trail in Yamanashi prefecture had a ¥2,000 (or about £10) fee. Now, Shizuoka ... dreaming of Mount Fuji is considered a sign of good fortune in Japan.

Climbers using the four trails on Mount Fuji will ... a plan by the Shizuoka prefectural government was approved this week by the local assembly. The move by Shizuoka prefecture comes after ...

Japan will introduce a ¥4,000 (or about £20 ) entry fee for all four main trails of Mount Fuji starting this summer to tackle overcrowding. Previously, only the Yoshida Trail in Yamanashi ...

SHIZUOKA, Japan (Kyodo ... The prefecture will stop soliciting 1,000 yen donations from climbers that were previously used to help in the upkeep of the mountain. Mt. Fuji, designated a UNESCO ...

a Shizuoka Prefecture official, told AFP. "There is no other mountain in Japan that attracts that many people in the span of just over two months. So some restrictions are necessary to ensure their ...

(CNN) — Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has ... In response, Shizuoka prefecture – the starting point for three of the four ...