Yamanashi Prefecture has abandoned plans for a Mount Fuji railway line and is instead considering a rubber-tired tram system to bring climbers to the mountain, Yamanashi Governor Kotaro Nagasaki ...

Four people were found dead on Mount Fuji on June 26, days before the official climbing season starts on Japan’s highest peak, police said. Three of the bodies were discovered in separate ...

Mount Fuji’s last eruption, which happened on this day in 1707, was also its largest, spewing ash and debris over cities and farms, causing famines, respiratory problems and untold death Eli ...

KOFU (Kyodo) -- Climbers using the most popular trail on Mt. Fuji are expected to be slugged with a doubled fee of 4,000 yen ($26) from next summer as the Yamanashi prefectural government seeks to ...

Toyota's "Woven City," a $10 billion smart city at the base of Mount Fuji, is beginning to take shape. The Japanese automaker announced the "city of the future" in 2021, with the 175-acre site set ...

Visit Japan during this time of year to see the country's cherry blossoms emerge from their winter slumber and bathe the ...

Climbers using the most popular trail on Mount Fuji are expected to be slugged with a doubled fee of 4,000 yen from next summer as the Yamanashi prefectural government seeks to tackle overcrowding, a ...

The Shizuoka Prefectural Government on Friday unveiled the outline of a draft ordinance calling for collecting ¥4,000 per person from those climbing Mount Fuji from the prefecture, starting next ...

New fences were erected Tuesday to prevent jaywalking in front of a convenience store in Yamanashi Prefecture that has become a popular spot for photographing Mount Fuji. The site in Fujikawaguchiko ...

The area, a popular photography spot because of how Mount Fuji rises behind the convenience store, has gained traction on social media, attracting a surge of foreign tourists. The fences are ...

You can still get your perfect Mount Fuji shot; just do it legally and safely. Think of it like visiting your strict aunt’s house – sure, the rules are many, but they’re there for a reason.

KOFU (Kyodo) -- New fences were erected Tuesday to prevent jaywalking in front of a convenience store in central Japan that has become a popular spot for photographing Mt. Fuji. The site in ...