Mount Fuji becomes crowded with hikers during the summer, with its trails known for their serious traffic jams. One factor contributing to th･･･ ...

Mount Fuji, a 12,000-foot peak located on the Japanese ... Sherpa carries struggling climber thousands of feet down Mount Everest in rare high-altitude rescue This is the longest the peak has ...

Japan's land surveying national body says its latest research has found that Mount Fuji is 5 centimeters higher than it was when last measured. The mountain is the country's highest peak and a UNESCO ...

This includes 26 who suffered from illnesses such as altitude sickness and hypothermia ... Otani Kazuo, an official of the Yamanashi Prefecture Mount Fuji Conservation and Tourism Ecosystem ...

Although climbing up Mount Fuji generally does not require any special ... Bullet climbers are also more prone to developing altitude sickness, such as nausea and headaches, because the relatively ...

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 ...

“Mount Fuji seen from Twin Terrace is the best in ... which is located in front of Lily Bell Hutte at an altitude of 1,300 meters, after parking their vehicles there. Fuefuki Mayor Masaki ...

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 ...

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan -- The quest to share an iconic image of Japan on social media is driving a tourist boom near Mount Fuji that is spreading far beyond the beaten track. Fujiyoshida, formerly a ...