Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an icon of Japan, is putting new regulations in place for climbers.

One is Arakurayama Sengen Park, where visitors can capture shots of the striking red Chureito Pagoda with Mount Fuji in ... The lot, operated by the Fuji-Yoshida tourism promotion service led ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—Two municipalities at the foot of Mount Fuji plan to introduce an accommodation tax as early as 2026 to improve the local tourism industry and fight ...

This view of Mt. Fuji went viral, turning the surrounding area into a popular tourist spot. Officials first tried deploying security guards, but that failed to stop tourists jaywalking on busy ...

where tourist arrivals fuelled by the weak yen were expected to set a new record in 2024, Kyoto banned tourists from certain alleys. The government set limits on people climbing Mount Fuji.

Otani Kazuo, an official of the Yamanashi Prefecture Mount Fuji Conservation and Tourism Ecosystem Promotion Group, notes that the new regulations mark a significant change. He says he hopes ...

Local stakeholders struggle to cope with the surge in visitor numbers whenever a location suddenly goes viral.

Japan also announced last year new regulations and a tourist tax for climbing Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, due to overcrowding. Still, the experts who spoke to BI said Japan should ...