Mount Fuji, a 12,000-foot peak located on the Japanese island of Honshu, is still lacking any measurable snow, extending a ...

There is an old Japanese saying that to climb Fuji once is wise, to climb it twice is to proclaim oneself a fool.” ...

Many tourists who arrive in Japan ... Mt. Fuji is 3,776 meters high. When he was 20, he became a mountain guide in the Himalayas, helping climbers scale famous Nepalese mountains such as Island ...

Are you one of 40 million travelers expected to visit Japan soon, but want a place less touristy than Tokyo and Kyoto?

“Mount Fuji seen from Twin Terrace is the best in Japan,” said Masakatsu Okawa, manager of the Kofu branch of JTB Corp., the travel agency that operates Lily Bell Hutte. “But the spot is not ...

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 ...

Beyond the well-trod trails of famous mountains such as the Japanese Alps and the country's icon, Mount Fuji ... coast of Hokkaidō at Japan's northernmost tip, Rebun Island has harsh winters.