Eternally mysterious Mount Fuji, as seen from Lake Kawaguchiko, remains a powerful force in Japanese culture and a must-do hike for truth-seekers despite the crowds and the looming threat of eruption.

TOKYO — Hikers planning to summit Mount Fuji — Japan’s highest mountain and a popular bucket-list destination — will pay more to access its most-used trails this year as prefectural ...

A trip to Japan is incomplete without visiting Mount Fuji, which is considered a symbol of harmony and beauty in the country. However, catching a glimpse of this majestic mountain depends on timing ...

Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project. The wallpaper was found at the Old York Historical Society in Maine ...

Two photo spots in Fuji-Yoshida are especially popular among foreign tourists. One is Arakurayama Sengen Park, where visitors can capture shots of the striking red Chureito Pagoda with Mount Fuji ...

“I hope to continue taking step after step and to climb Mount Fuji if possible.” He said that if he can conquer Mount Fuji in the summer, he will take another shot at South America’s tallest ...

Climbers using the four trails on Mount Fuji will be charged a fee of 4,000 yen (US$27) from this summer after a plan by the Shizuoka prefectural government was approved this week by the local ...

Shizuoka is home to three of Mount Fuji’s four main climbing trails – Fujinomiya, Subashiri, and Gotemba. The entry fee will charged from this summer after local authorities passed a bill on ...

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were to erupt. Experts recommend sheltering at home and maintaining a two ...

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were to erupt. Experts recommend sheltering at home and maintaining a two-week ...

Mount Fuji is taking another step toward curbing overtourism by doubling its entry fee this summer. A bill passed last week set an entrance fee of ¥4,000 (about $26.66) for hikers wanting to ...