Though Japan is blessed with rich culture and natural beauty, some destinations may not be as good as they seem ...

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Mount Fuji is seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter flying over Shizuoka Prefecture. (Mainichi) KOFU (Kyodo) -- A Japanese prefecture that shares Mt. Fuji is considering charging rescued ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Tourists have literally punched holes in this town’s plan to prevent them from becoming nuisances in their quest to take photos of Mount Fuji. As of May ...

KOFU, (Japan): As more climbers have become stranded on Mt Fuji when the mountain is closed to the public, the Yamanashi prefectural government is considering charging for the cost of helicopter ...

A 10-story condominium building in western Tokyo that is almost ready to move into will now be demolished after locals complained it blocks views of Mount Fuji. With 18 units spread across its ...

The government of Yamanashi Prefecture, which has a trail to Mount Fuji, has begun studying charging climbers of the mountain for emergency rescue operations using the prefecture's helicopters.

This multimodal route through the country’s Northern Alps is a great alternative to the similar journey around Mount Fuji — ...

On Oct. 19, 1979, Typhoon Tip, at the time the most intense tropical storm ever recorded, whipped through a U.S. Marine Corps training camp near Mount Fuji in Japan. On one slope of the camp stood ...