July 1 (UPI) -- Mt. Fuji's climbing season started with an increased fee to prevent over-tourism and dangerous climbs on ...

Japan faces overtourism challenges with 36 million visitors in 2024, raising concerns about two-tier pricing and the ...

Mt. Fuji's climbing season commenced as the most popular trail opened Tuesday, with local authorities charging a doubled fee ...

New Mt. Fuji evacuation plan warns hikers if eruption possible ... The new plan reflects a 2021 update on volcanic hazard maps of the country’s tallest mountain, ...

Mount Fuji, the highest peak of Japan, will open for this year's summer climbing season in early July with new fees and ...

TOKYO — Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji, known for its snowcap forming around this time of year, is still snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, presumably because of the unusually warm ...

The mountain will be closed from 2 p.m. to 3 a.m. every day to anyone who isn’t staying ... Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of ...

KOFU -- New restrictions and fees on Mount Fuji's Yoshida Trail appear to be effective in easing congestion and preventing so-called ...