Mount Fuji erupted. The disaster came on the heels of the Great Hōei earthquake, whose tectonic activity compressed magma ...

Prospective hikers to the Japanese tourist site will have to take a class about hiking safety and local rules.

Starting this summer, hikers will face a significant increase in the cost to climb Mount Fuji. The post You’ll now have to ...

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

Climbers using the four trails on Mount Fuji will be charged a fee of 4,000 yen (US$27) from this summer after a plan by the Shizuoka prefectural government was approved this week by the local ...

Shizuoka is home to three of Mount Fuji’s four main climbing trails – Fujinomiya, Subashiri, and Gotemba. The entry fee will charged from this summer after local authorities passed a bill on ...

The new fee will be in effect from July to September, the height of the climbing season, making it the most expensive period to hike the famous peak. Mount Fuji offers a variety of hiking routes ...

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 bring more ...