Climbing Mt. Fuji was supposed to be an unforgettable experience, but it quickly turned into a nightmare. 😞 From the ...

Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the two prefectures in which Mount Fuji stands, introduced a mandatory hiking fee for those ...

Mount Fuji, one of Japan’s most popular attractions ... There are currently two prefectures for climbing Mount Fuji: Yamanashi and Shizuoka. While Yamanashi Prefecture has long charged climbers ...

Trekkers will have to pay a toll of 4,000 yen, or about 26 dollars, to climb Mount Fuji from the Yamanashi Prefecture side ...

The proposal for an entry fee for Japan's highest mountain is designed to ease congestion at the site and prevent dangerous ...

Restrictions on private vehicles on the roads to Mount Fuji during the climbing season may soon be expanded to include large ...

An essay by Ava Mounts about her experience climbing Japan’s Mount Fuji has been named the winner of the Spokesman-Review’s ...

Climbers using the most popular trail on Mt. Fuji are expected to be slugged with a doubled fee of 4,000 yen ($26) from next ...

Japan set a new record for visitor arrivals this year, receiving 33.38 million foreigners between January and November 2024 ...

Shizuoka Prefecture plans to introduce a climbing fee for Mount Fuji to manage overtourism and enhance safety. Japan's tourism boom, driven by a weak yen and relaxed Covid-19 restrictions ...

Every year from July to the beginning of September, hundreds of thousands of people attempt to climb Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest and most famous mountain. As Japan's representative piece of nature, Mt.