FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture—The construction of a gate at the fifth station of Mount Fuji was completed on June 17, two weeks ahead of its use to stop crowds and unsafe climbing of Japan ...
Climbers rest and drink water almost every 30 minutes. The rocky landscape at Mt. Fuji's 7th station makes it one of toughest parts of the climb. Passang checks on each climber, and won't hesitate ...
FUJI-YOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Fuji Kyuko Co., operator of the Fujikyu Railway, gave Shimoyoshida Station an English ... the foreground and a snow-capped Mount Fuji in the background.
On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Japan's Mount Fuji depositing dozens of lightly dressed foreign tourists in front of souvenir shops and restaurants.
A woman struck by falling rocks near the top of Mount Fuji died on Monday ... The mountain climbing guidance center at the sixth station on the Yamanashi Prefecture side trail lends safety ...