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 ...

Hikers at Mount Fuji’s fifth station or higher will be instructed to descend from the mountain when the Japan Meteorological Agency issues an alert indicating non-threatening but unusual ...

Major trail congestion The hike to observe the sunrise at the summit of Mount Fuji is not an easy one. Most tours aim to reach a mountain hut at the seventh or eighth station by the early evening ...

It was more than two weeks before Mt. Fuji stopped erupting. For 16 days, volcanic rock rained down on the communities at the base of the mountain, blanketing cities over 60 miles away in dense ash.