These were steep screw-ups. A climber was rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week after he was airlifted off the sacred ...

In recent years, sacred mountains have become magnets for tourists. From the snowy slopes of Mount Fuji to the lush trails of Adam’s Peak in Sri Lanka, millions flock to these sites, searching ...

The 27-year-old university student was carried down the iconic Japanese mountain on a stretcher days after being airlifted ...

Gilles Mingasson Snow-covered Mount Fuji peaks from behind a gas station and amusement park in Fujiyoshida City (pop. 50,000). Gilles Mingasson The sacred mountain, source of spiritual and ...

Officials said the unnamed mountaineer was alone on the Fujinomiya trail on April 22. He had to be rescued again just four ...

YAMANAKAKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Solidified lava from eruptions of Mount Fuji in the distant past offers frightening clues of what awaits if the sacred mountain blows its top again. Researchers ...

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 ...

Mt. Fuji filmed in 1949, with Shinto priests conducting a purification ceremony. Japan's highest mountain is considered a sacred place in the Shinto religion. An 8th-century collection of poems ...

Japan imposes new fees on Mount Fuji climbers to limit tourists Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year's climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday ...

The Japanese have revered the mountain since ancient times, as a sacred mountain akin to Mount Fuji. The mountain has a height of 877 meters. Mount Tsukuba, called Tsukuba-san in Japanese ...