One side of Japan's Mount Fuji has opened to climbers striking out for the peak from the mountain's fifth stage in Yamanashi ...

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

Japan officially kicked off the Mount Fuji climbing season on Tuesday, aiming to reduce overcrowding and mitigate ...

Japan on Tuesday declared the start of Mount Fuji's climbing season amid efforts to ease overcrowding and the impact on the ...

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

Last year, Japan started collecting entry fees of ¥2,000 (£10) per head from people climbing the famous volcano to limit the ...

“The death of 24 people on Mount Fuji led to the formation of our mountain rescue team,” says Katsunori Masuda, an officer with the Shizuoka Prefectural Police.

The climbing season on Mount Fuji kicked off on July 1 with the opening of the Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Climbers paid ¥2,000 to scale the mountain via the popular Yoshida trail last year, while those who made the journey through ...

Mount Fuji, a 12,000-foot peak located on the Japanese island of Honshu, is still lacking any measurable snow, extending a record for no snow in October, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

I’m not a mountain climber and I’m not particularly fond of hiking, so the decision to do so at age 59 was somewhat hard to explain. There was something about Fuji.