Local officials and mountaineering experts are warning against risky climbing practices on Mt. Fuji as more accidents ... a gate about halfway up the Yoshida Trail to the summit.

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 ...

KOFU, Yamanashi Prefecture--To ease congestion and improve safety, climbers on Mount Fuji will be asked to ... 10 in areas above the fifth station on the Yoshida trail, which is on the Yamanashi ...

Hikers using the most popular route to climb Mount Fuji -- the Yoshida trail -- this summer will be charged 2,000 yen ($13) each, with entries capped at 4,000 to ease congestion for the first time.