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Despite an overall decrease in Mount Fuji climbers this summer, Shizuoka Prefecture has reported a significant increase in visitors to its three climbing routes. The Fujinomiya, Subashiri and ...

The central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka, which has a trail to Mount Fuji, has enacted an ordinance amid risky behavior by some climbers. The new ordinance requires each hiker to pay an ...

Police in Japan’s Shizuoka prefecture were alerted that he had returned Saturday when another climber reported spotting the student on the trail, “lying on the ground and shaking with ...

The 27-year-old student living in Japan was rescued for the first time on Tuesday by a helicopter while on the Fujinomiya trail, about 3,000m above sea level on the mountain's Shizuoka Prefecture ...

The outlets cited police in Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture. Local officials said online that the unnamed mountaineer was alone on the Fujinomiya trail and called for help on April 22, prompting a ...

The man was airlifted the first time while on the Fujinomiya trail, about 3,000m above sea level, on the mountain's Shizuoka Prefecture side. However, he became the subject of a second search only ...

According to The New York Times, three people died within 24 hours on one side of the mountain, in Shizuoka Prefecture on July 10. Another person died on July 14. All four climbers were Japanese ...

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities said Monday.

In response, Shizuoka prefecture — the starting point for three of the four Mount Fuji trails — has added a further measure. Prospective hikers will have to take a brief class about hiking ...

(Mainichi/Hiroshi Ishikawa) MISHIMA, Shizuoka -- Two breweries in central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture have joined forces to brew and begin selling a duo of hard-hitting beers with definition ...