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.” ...

Although climbing up Mount Fuji generally does not require any special gear or equipment, its peak extends 3,776 meters above sea level. The risk of falling rocks and broken ankles increases ...

Climbers can book their slots via the Mount Fuji Climbing website ... and there are four “5th stations” halfway up the mountain from where the Yoshida, Fujinomiya, Subashiri, and Gotemba ...

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 ...