One way of easing the human impact on Mt. Fuji that the local city of Fuji-Yoshida has been advocating, without much traction, is for hikers to start not at the 5th Station, but from the very foot ...

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture—The construction of a gate at the fifth station of Mount Fuji was completed on June 17, two weeks ahead of its use to stop crowds and unsafe climbing of Japan's ...

KOFU--Yamanashi Prefecture will install cameras on Mount Fuji at two locations including in front of the gate at the fifth station to show interested climbers the current congestion situation.

Mt. Fuji Flower Festival & Ropeway & Fruit Picking Tour: Departing from Tokyo, this full-day tour includes a visit to the Fuji Shibazakura Festival, a visit to Yamanashi Orchard (where you can eat ...

Experts say in order to prevent altitude sickness, climbers can build up stamina, take a break for about 1 to 2 hours near Mount Fuji's 5th station, and drink water frequently.

First-timers, this is your best choice. Mt Fuji 5th Station – Subashiri in Shizuoka prefecture The Subashiri trail (opens on July 10) departs from an altitude of 2,000 metres.

Passang speaks five languages. He's spent the past 14 years working on Mt. Fuji, where he leads foreign climbers from the 5th station to the summit about 20 times a month during the summer.

The manned weather station atop Mt. Fuji closed Thursday after 72 years of monitoring Japan's weather conditions, replaced by an automatic observation system.