Battling overtourism and littering, Mount Fuji will now double its tourist tax. Here's what travelers should know.

The first such tour was held in August 2023. It was a two-night, three-day tour where participants watched the sunrise at the seventh and eighth stations on Mount Fuji. On the first day, participants ...

20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 per day and ... climbing,” where trekkers start their ascent at night to reach the summit before sunrise and then descend without ...

At night, the lodges pack in climbers as densely ... Toyohiro Watanabe has ascended Mount Fuji 83 times—an even dozen in 2001, when he helped install the mountain’s first composting toilets ...

Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji's four main trails will be charged an entry fee of 4,000 yen ($27) from this summer, after local authorities passed a bill on Monday.

Mount Fuji is covered in snow for most of the year, but during the summer hiking season many trudge up its steep, rocky slopes through the night to see the sunrise. The symmetrical mountain has been ...

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 ...

Witness 800,000 vibrant Shibazakura blooms near Mount Fuji from April 12 to May 26, 2025. Get ticket details, timings, and ...

All residents in the zone from Mount Fuji to Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, just west of Tokyo, should evacuate in the event of a major volcanic eruption at Japan’s tallest peak, an expert ...

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 ...