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

Mount Fuji rises 12,388 feet over Japan, a solitary peak with a white ... We reached our stop for the night — the Fujisan Hotel at the eighth station, around 1,200 feet from the summit ...

Mount Fuji climbers typically ... not come back until late in the night. A slow walker, who took frequent long breaks, barely avoided an accident, Authentic Japan said. It generally took about ...

Three bodies were discovered inside a crater at the summit of Japan's Mount Fuji, police said on Thursday ... many attempt to complete the climb through the night without breaks, risking sickness ...

Many tourists who arrive in Japan put climbing Mount Fuji high on their list of things ... climbers are banned from going up the mountain at night. Officials stopped this so-called "bullet ...

The Lake Kawaguchi area is a must-visit destination year-round, but in autumn, it takes on a special magic. With vibrant fall ...

Interest in climbing Mt. Fuji is soaring. But experts say only highly skilled and well-prepared hikers should attempt to scale Japan's iconic peak off-season. The four trails leading to the summit ...

KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 ... trekkers start their ascent at night to reach the summit before ...

Researchers in Japan have confirmed microplastics are present ... In a study published in Environmental Chemistry Letters, scientists climbed Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama to collect water from ...