I rode on a Japanese bullet train with top speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour. Despite the downsides, I'd do it again.
I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but ...
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Dreams of Mt. Fuji: A foreign guide's endless climb
Many tourists who arrive in Japan put climbing Mount Fuji high on their list of things to do. This summer they were back in big numbers to tackle the country's most iconic peak. Often they find ...
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Mount Fuji climbing season begins with no COVID-19 curbs
The climbing season on Mount Fuji officially kicked off July 1 with ... huts rushed out to observe the sunrise. One climber from Osaka Prefecture said she would spend another night at a mountain ...
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Mt Fuji in crisis as tourists swarms are defiling the sacred mountain: Officials
On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Japan's Mount Fuji depositing dozens of lightly dressed foreign tourists in front of souvenir shops and restaurants.