Mount Fuji, one of Japan’s most popular attractions, is facing growing pressures from overtourism. As 2024 has seen ...

SHIZUOKA—Climbers ascending Mount Fuji from ... The move comes after neighboring Yamanashi Prefecture, which began collecting an entry fee last year, announced that it would double its fee ...

To try and bring more balance to this popular tourist attraction, Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures – who share Mount Fuji – have instituted new rules ahead of the 2025 climbing season ...

Fuji can be climbed from both the Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. The climbing season kicks in for Yamanashi on July 1. Mount Fuji is a popular tourist destination. Experts warn it can get ...

The Yamanashi and Shizuoka governments have set up gates at the fifth stations of all four trails on Mount Fuji, as a measure to ease crowding. The gates will be closed between 2 p.m. and 3 a.m ...

Fuji can be climbed from both Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. The climbing season kicks in for Yamanashi starting July 1. Mount Fuji, made famous in ukiyoe, or woodblock prints, of 18th and ...

The climbing season this year on Mount Fuji, which straddles the prefectures of Yamanashi and Shizuoka about 85 miles from Tokyo, runs until Sept. 10, after which the weather gets too cold and snowy.

During this year's climbing season for Mount Fuji, which straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, a daily limit of 4,000 climbers and an entry fee of ¥2,000 per head were imposed by the ...

Mount Fuji, which straddles Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan, whose numbers have surged in recent years. Pollution from the constant ...

Fuji can be climbed from both the Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. The climbing season kicks in for Yamanashi on July 1. Mount Fuji is a popular tourist destination. Experts warn it can get ...