Climbing Mount Fuji may be about to get a lot easier, as officials are believed to be eying up a new tram system to quell overcrowding and pollution on the trails. According to a report by Reuters ...

There are currently two prefectures for climbing Mount Fuji: Yamanashi and Shizuoka ... which also offers routes up the mountain, has until now operated without mandatory fees.

The number of mishaps on Mt. Fuji is on the rise. Mountain guide Takekawa Shunji says the most important thing is to draw up a climbing plan and prepare accordingly. He suggests that hikers bring ...

There is an old Japanese saying that to climb Fuji once is wise, to climb it twice is to proclaim oneself a fool.” ...

SHIZUOKA--Mount Fuji will be off-limits during the popular summer climbing season to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Shizuoka Prefecture announced on May 18 that the three major ...

The climbing season on Mount Fuji officially kicked off July 1 with ... or roughly halfway up, meaning an ordinary climber could expect to take several hours to reach the top on the narrow winding ...

Many tourists who arrive in Japan put climbing Mount Fuji high on their ... Passang Lama Bhotia from Nepal guides visitors up Mt. Fuji. Passang speaks five languages. He's spent the past 14 ...

Mount Fuji is covered in snow most of the year, but during the July-September hiking season, more than 220,000 visitors trudge up its steep, rocky slopes. Many climb through the night to see the ...

The new levies will take effect in 2026, subject to approval from the city assembly. Read more at straitstimes.com.