Shizuoka, May 23 (Jiji Press)--Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures are considering the idea of charging fees for rescuing Mount Fuji climbers during the season in which the mountain straddling the ...

Last month, a Chinese university student was rescued twice in a week on the Shizuoka Prefecture side. Yamanashi officials say they plan to study issues related to collecting the fee, looking at ...

Shizuoka prefecture, and Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi prefecture, who said that there is a tendency to casually request rescue services using smartphones. THE JAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK ...

As more climbers have become stranded on Mt Fuji when the mountain is closed to the public, the Yamanashi prefectural ...

Despite an overall decrease in Mount Fuji climbers this summer, Shizuoka Prefecture has reported ... access limit and fee at the Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture, the most popular route ...

A Japanese prefecture that shares Mt. Fuji is considering charging rescued individuals for helicopter deployments to the ...

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A local government's decision to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagramable shot of Mt. Fuji has backfired, ...

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The central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka, which has a trail to Mount ... People who try to climb Mount Fuji from the Yamanashi Prefecture side will also need to pay the same fee.

The summer climbing season started on July 1 on the Yamanashi prefecture side of the mountain, which has the popular Yoshida trail to the peak, and on July 10 on the Shizuoka prefecture flank ...