Guests at Shizuoka’s popular Izu Panorama Park can now enjoy a new experience, following the recent opening of its Sky Garden ...

The Golden Route is the quintessential travel itinerary for first-time visitors to Japan. It traditionally includes Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and (sometimes) Hiroshima, offering a well-rounded introduction ...

A minitruck struck four children riding bicycles on a street in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Monday, killing an eight-year-old girl and injuring the others, one seriously. The 78-year-old driver ...

In response, Shizuoka prefecture – the starting point for three of the four Mount Fuji trails – has added an additional measure. Prospective hikers will have to take a brief class about hiking safety ...

As a higher-end body, it's likely that Fuji will be manufacturing this model in smaller quantities versus the more mass-appeal X series cameras. If you're interested, my advice would be to sign up ...

The Shizuoka ... fee to climb Mt. Fuji from this summer. Specifically, the fees will apply to the Fujinomiya, Subashiri and Gotemba trails in the prefecture. The entrance fee will be paid in advance, ...

Shizuoka is home to three of Mount Fuji’s four main climbing trails – Fujinomiya, Subashiri, and Gotemba. The entry fee will charged from this summer after local authorities passed a bill on ...

A 74-year-old man and a “lifelong skier” died after falling in the snow and injuring his neck during a trip to the Stevens Pass Ski Area with his brother and a friend on Thursday morning ...

Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji's four main trails will be charged ... while neighboring Shizuoka Prefecture passed a bill on Monday to also charge ¥4,000 for its three trails, which were ...