Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were ...

Battling overtourism and littering, Mount Fuji will now double its tourist tax. Here's what travelers should know.

A Japanese government panel compiled on Friday measures to be taken in the event of ash falling from a large-scale eruption of Mount Fuji, classifying them into four stages based on the severity of ...

Those heading to Mount Fuji later this year will be shelling out a bit more money to climb the iconic Japanese mountain.

Japan set to charge Mount Fuji climbers entry fees on all trails to curb overtourism - Shizuoka prefecture to impose charges ...

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan -- The quest to share an iconic image of Japan on social media is driving a tourist boom near Mount Fuji that is spreading far beyond the beaten track. Fujiyoshida, formerly a ...

(CNN) — Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and ...

TOKYO — Hikers planning to summit Mount Fuji — Japan’s highest mountain and a popular bucket-list destination — will pay more to access its most-used trails this year as prefectural ...

A Japanese panel of experts issued guidance to greater Tokyo residents on Friday in the event Mount Fuji erupts, telling them to stay indoors unless the ashfall becomes severe. The guidelines ...

Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji’s four main trails will be charged an entry fee of 4,000 yen (RM119) from this summer, after local authorities passed a bill on Monday. A record influx of ...