Spring has officially arrived, and Japan’s iconic cherry blossoms, or sakura, are beginning to bloom across the country! As of April 24, 2025, the cherry blossom season has finished in western and ...

Mt Fuji’s climbing season (July to September) is edging ever closer. To gear up for the season, ticket prices to climb the mountain have been increased, and on Thursday April 24 Yamanashi ...

These “stories” package together tangible and intangible assets that showcase a region’s unique history and appeal. Mount Takao, located in Hachioji—a city long known for silk production and nicknamed ...

People planning to visit Mount Fuji will be required to wear appropriate climbing gear, the local government hosting the mountain's most popular trail said, as it begins accepting reservations next ...

Mount Fuji is seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter flying over Shizuoka Prefecture. (Mainichi) KOFU (Kyodo) -- People planning to visit Mt. Fuji will be required to wear appropriate climbing ...

It makes perfect sense: slap a visitors’ fee onto your overly popular country/city/attraction and not only are you likely to reduce tourist numbers to more ...

MINAMI-ALPS, Yamanashi: Many people are coming to see a soon-to-open giant Costco in Minami-Alps city in Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture, as from nearby, the view makes it look like Mount Fuji is ...

Nearly three dozen Marines got sprayed with a level-one contamination of oleoresin capsicum during a non-lethal weapons course at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, March 25, 2025.

Mt. Fuji crowns a soon-to-open Costco in Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture, and is reflected on a table at an adjacent shopping and entertainment complex in January. The Yomiuri Shimbun 18:21 JST, ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Meet Mount Fuji, Tuesday’s adoptable pet. For more information on how to adopt the senior pup, visit the Humane Society of Scott County’s website.

She also notices that while other passengers can see Mount Fuji from the windows, it’s invisible from my seat. She taps me on the shoulder and takes me to where I can admire one of the world’s ...