In the shadow of Japan’s most iconic peak, a seemingly ordinary bridge has become the latest flashpoint in the country’s ...

The government of Yamanashi Prefecture, which has a trail to Mount Fuji, has begun studying ... was rescued twice in a week on the Shizuoka Prefecture side. Yamanashi officials say they plan ...

The true story of how a rainstorm at a U.S. Marine encampment led to a deadly conflagration.

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 ...

A 10-story condominium building in western Tokyo that is almost ready to move into will now be demolished after locals complained it blocks views of Mount Fuji. With 18 units spread across its ...

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In 1943, Mt. Usu erupted and formed a protuberance, more commonly known as a lava dome, in the plains below it: Mt. Showa-Shinzan. Smoke continues to erupt from its rusty surface. A 20-minute trip ...

Being a sacred place for Shugendo, this mountain and Mt. Gassan and Mt. Yudono are collectively called Dewa sanzan (the three mountains of Dewa). The place was allegedly founded by Prince Hachiko ...

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