To make reservations to enter the Yoshida Trail on the Yamanashi side of the mountain, climbers are required to pay an ...

Japanese Paralympic stars Yamaguchi, Suzuki shine with gold to spur the home team to top of medals even as swimmers from Hong ...

Many popular spots worldwide are introducing tourist fees for the first time or raising those that already exist. We take a ...

Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more balance ...

As the symbol and pride of Japan, Mt Fuji has naturally inspired numerous attractions around its home in the ...

Straddling the border of the Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, Fuji-san is not only the source of the ultimate mystical journey in Japanese culture; it’s also the focus of a substantial ...

Japan will introduce a ¥4,000 (or about ... which were previously free. Shizuoka is home to three of Mount Fuji’s four main climbing trails – Fujinomiya, Subashiri, and Gotemba.

So some restrictions are necessary to ensure their safety," said Natsuko Sodeyama, a Shizuoka prefecture official. Japan's recent moves to make climbing Mount Fuji more expensive are part of its ...

Climbers using the four trails on Mount Fuji ... of Japan’s tallest mountain without resting. The ordinance is set to take effect on May 9, before the climbing season starts in July. Shizuoka ...

Kofu, Yamanashi Pref., April 17 (Jiji Press)--The Yamanashi prefectural government said Thursday that it will begin accepting ...

In response, Shizuoka prefecture – the starting point for three of the four Mount Fuji trails – has added ... More and more attractions around Japan are trying to find ways to balance the ...