Mount Fuji is on Honshu, Japan’s largest island. At 12,389 feet high, the popular peak is the country’s tallest. The Yoshida Trail is along the mountain’s north, on the “Yamanashi ...

SHIZUOKA--Mount Fuji will be off-limits during the popular ... The announcement follows Yamanashi Prefecture’s decision to close the Yoshida trail in the prefecture on May 15.

KOFU—To reduce the increasing congestion during climbing season, a reservation system for ascending Mount Fuji from the Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture will be introduced this summer ...

Last year, Yamanashi region -- home to Mount Fuji -- introduced a 2,000 yen ($14) entry fee plus an optional donation for the active volcano's most popular hiking route, the Yoshida Trail.

(Mainichi) FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi -- About 80% of respondents to a survey of Mount Fuji climbers approved of entry restrictions on the Yoshida Trail implemented last year, and many also expressed ...

The Yamanashi Prefectural Government said Thursday that it will begin accepting online reservations for climbing Mount Fuji from the ... to enter the Yoshida Trail on the Yamanashi side of the ...