These are formed when the volcano erupts, sending lava, ash and gases into the air. They lose momentum and fall back to the earth with gravity, becoming superheated currents at between 200C and ...

Of Mount Fuji’s 10 hiking stations, the fifth (called “Gogome”) is located roughly halfway up the 3,776-meter (12,388-foot) mountain. It receives 90% of the mountain’s visitors, most whom ...

How to see Mount Fuji in a new light, from kayaking to wine-tasting. There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits ...

Mount Fuji, a national symbol of Japan, is 12,300 feet above sea level. It is a pilgrimage destination and UNESCO World Heritage site that attracts hikers from all over the world.

A trio of tracers has debunked a long-held model of the origins of spring water on Mount Fuji, ... (Fig. 1), which formed from repeated volcanic eruptions. Figure 1 ...

Visitors hoping to see Mount Fuji's snow-capped peak will be in for a disappointment this year as Japan's tallest mountain is still snowless at the latest date since records began in 1894.