If you've only ever gushed over sakura, it's time you met its funkier, more flamboyant cousin at the Fuji Shibazakura ...

Battling overtourism and littering, Mount Fuji will now double its tourist tax. Here's what travelers should know.

The Japanese government has issued guidelines for residents to stay indoors during potential Mount Fuji eruptions. The expert panel categorizes ashfall into four severity levels, issuing ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—A large black plastic sheet was installed in front of a Lawson convenience store here to block views of Mount Fuji and prevent ill-mannered tourists from ...

However, the amount of traffic Mount Fuji saw last year is still concerning to Japanese authorities. "There is no other mountain in Japan that attracts that many people in the span of just over ...

It was more than two weeks before Mt. Fuji stopped erupting. For 16 days, volcanic rock rained down on the communities at the base of the mountain, blanketing cities over 60 miles away in dense ash.

The thing that most people don’t know is this — Mount ... or cloudy conditions where Fuji is hidden in clouds. In spring, ...

Every year at the Fuji Shibazakura Festival, a beautiful carpet of bright pink flowers rolls out beneath Japan’s tallest and most majestic mountain, Mt. Fuji. The Fuji Shibazakura Festival (Fuji ...

we will ensure that Mount Fuji, a treasure of the world, is passed on to future generations,” said Koutaro Nagasaki, governor of Yamanashi Prefecture, said last year. The increasing number of people ...

(CNN) — Mount ... Fuji, a treasure of the world, is passed on to future generations,” said Koutaro Nagasaki, governor of Yamanashi Prefecture, said last year. The increasing number of people ...

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 ...