On October 31, 2024, remarkable images captured a snowless summit of Mount Fuji, diverging from its typical early October snow cover. This iconic Japanese landmark often symbolizes natural beauty ...

A local government’s decision in Japan to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagramable shot of Mount Fuji has backfired, with residents up in arms about disruptions caused by people ...

A Japanese city at the foot of Mount Fuji has remodeled a cabin along a mountain trail as part of its new project to revitalize tourism in the city. Fujiyoshida City in Yamanashi Prefecture held a ...

Irresponsibility on the part of climbers has reached such a height that it has sparked a debate in Japan about whether the government should pay the rescue fees of people stranded on Mount Fuji ...

Being located at the foot of Mount Fuji is a source of pride for the Shizuoka Prefecture town of Fujinomiya and its residents. That proximity to Japan’s tallest and most famous mountain, though, has ...

Members of the Shizuoka prefectural police’s mountain rescue team engage in rescue operations on snowy Mt. Fuji in January. The Yomiuri Shimbun 11:51 JST, May 15, 2025 FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi — The ...

Shizuoka Prefecture officials check the flow of climbers and potential checkpoint locations on the Fujinomiya trail of Mt. Fuji in the prefecture in October 2024. The Yomiuri Shimbun 17:33 JST, May 9, ...

The central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka, which has a trail to Mount Fuji, has enacted an ordinance amid risky behavior by some climbers. The new ordinance requires each hiker to pay an ...