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

So, I gave up beer, for the most part, and started hiking once a week. Mount Fuji rises ... like queues for the summit sunrise. While we toured around Japan, Fuji literally and figuratively ...

The mountain also draws thousands of hikers annually, who come to witness the sunrise from its summit. The environmental ...

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year's climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday, levying new trail fees and ...

When Mount Fuji's climbing season opens in July, hikers using the most popular trail will encounter a new ... involves heading to the summit for the sunrise without taking a rest.

During the 72-day season last year, the number of climbers on the Yoshida trail exceeded 4,000 on five days. The number of climbers on Mt. Fuji last ... Viewing the sunrise from the top of the ...

KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 per day and set up a gate at the fifth station on the Yoshida trail.