recognizing it as a symbol of Japan. So, the mountain is owned by the central government, right? Not really. It turns out Mount Fuji, from the eighth station upward, is privately owned.

There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits to touring vineyards on the mountain’s slopes.

Mount Fuji is not only Japan’s tallest peak, standing at 12,388 feet (3,776 meters), but also one of its most iconic symbols. While it’s beloved by tourists from around the world, overcrowding ...

A symbol of Japan, the mountain called 'Fujisan ... including Japanese ukiyoe artist Katsushika Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of ...

Mount Fuji is one of the iconic symbols of Japan, a source of inspiration for artists for centuries and a can't-miss destination for modern-day tourists. It is also an active volcano. Last week ...

Last year, Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the two prefectures in which Mount Fuji stands, introduced a mandatory hiking fee for those heading up the symbol of Japan. Now Shizuoka, the other prefecture ...

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount Fuji officially started this ... peak that is a symbol of Japan and a magnet for tourists, now swarming into the country ...