Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture has brought in the toll to protect the UNESCO-designated environment. View on euronews ...

From the upcoming tourist season, accessing the trails leading to Mount Fuji will cost 4,000 yen (approximately £21). The ...

Japan has introduced a hefty entry fee for all four of the main trails of Mount Fuji amid overtourism.According to ...

Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji's four main trails will be charged an entry fee of 4,000 yen ($27) from this summer, ...

Climbers using the four trails on Mt. Fuji will be charged a fee of 4,000 yen ($27) from this summer after a plan by the Sh ...

Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji's four main trails will be charged an entry fee of 4,000 yen from this summer, after ...

TOKYO—Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji’s four main trails will be charged an entry fee of 4,000 yen ($27) from this summer ...

So, the mountain is owned by the central government, right? Not really. It turns out Mount Fuji, from the eighth station upward, is privately owned. Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616), the first ruler of ...

Despite an overall decrease in Mount Fuji climbers this summer ... Meanwhile, the total number of climbers on the mountain dropped 7.7 percent to 204,316 compared to the previous year.

Shizuoka prefecture officials say it is very dangerous to climb the mountain during October through June because facilities hikers may need are not available. Local officials say Mt. Fuji ...

Mt. Fuji filmed in 1949, with Shinto priests conducting a purification ceremony. Japan's highest mountain is considered a sacred place in the Shinto religion. An 8th-century collection of poems ...