Battling overtourism and littering, Mount Fuji will now double its tourist tax. Here's what travelers should know.

Last year, Yamanashi prefecture — where Mount Fuji is located — introduced a 2,000 yen (Rs 1,144) fee for the Yoshida Trail, ...

Japan this week released a report detailing the countermeasures to be taken should Mt. Fuji erupt and spew vast quantities of ...

When it aligns perfectly with the summit, the rare sight is called ... Byron Earhart, a prominent American scholar of Japanese religion and author of Mount Fuji: Icon of Japan.

TOKYO — Hikers planning to summit Mount Fuji — Japan’s highest mountain and a popular bucket-list destination — will pay more to access its most-used trails this year as prefectural ...

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Officials are also cracking down on bullet climbing, or attempting to summit the mountain ... protection and local rules. Mount Fuji isn't the only place in Japan that's been struggling with ...

The implementation of this fee collection was aimed at managing overcrowding near the summit of ... dreaming of Mount Fuji is considered a sign of good fortune in Japan. Beyond the shrines on ...

Climbers using the four trails on Mount Fuji will be charged a fee of ... “bullet climbing”, or trying to reach the summit of Japan’s tallest mountain without resting. The ordinance is ...

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan -- The quest to share an iconic image of Japan on social media is driving a tourist boom near Mount Fuji that is spreading ... snow-covered summit with the mundanity of places ...