Despite being designed to attract tourists, the Mt Fuji Dream Bridge is facing backlash from locals overwhelmed by the surge ...

As the symbol and pride of Japan, Mt Fuji has naturally inspired ... that affords an uninterrupted view of this Unesco World Heritage Site. Photo: Tourism Shizuoka JapanAo Terrace at the summit ...

Now, Shizuoka prefecture will also charge for ... obstructing a popular view of Mount Fuji. The black mesh screen was installed after locals grew frustrated with foreign tourists littering ...

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned ... phone and other belongings left behind, Shizuoka prefectural police said.

Straddling the border of the Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, Fuji ... The sacred mountain, source of spiritual and artistic inspiration, could erupt any time, geologists warn (view from ...

Big picture view: A symbol of ... Japanese officials, the Shizuoka prefectural police, as reported by The Associated Press. Background information about Mount Fuji was also taken from The ...

according to Mt. Fuji Climbing, a website dedicated to the summit. Officials from Shizuoka Prefecture did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s requests for comment on April 29. “ ...

Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week. The 27-year-old man was first rescued on Tuesday after falling ill, Shizuoka ...