As one of the world's most famous active volcanoes and a cultural symbol of Japan, Mount Fuji has historically seen an average snowcapped peak starting Oct. 2 — with last year beginning on Oct. 5.

Japan's most iconic peak is scaling new heights in tourism management. A new entry fee may be modest, but a daily cap on visitors should reduce overtourism on peak days. This summer, tourists will no ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Mount Fuji finally got its trademark snowcap early on Wednesday, more than a month after it normally would and after setting a record for the most-delayed snowfall in 130 years. The ...

TOKYO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Japanese authorities seeking to reduce the carbon footprint and overcrowding at Mount Fuji will propose a trackless, rubber-tyred tram system made by China's CRRC to ...

TOKYO — The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has laid out detailed procedures to follow in the event of a volcanic eruption near the capital, including specific steps to deal with ash from Mount Fuji.

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 balance ...

Mt. Fuji, Japan — Japan's majestic 12,388-foot peak has stirred poets and painters, sent the devout on treacherous pilgrimages up its slopes, and continues to inspire awe and admiration. It is the ...

They are scenes few would associate with Japan’s highest peak: human traffic jams, foothills littered with garbage and inappropriately attired hikers – some attempting the ascent in sandals. But these ...

Mountains have been described as the water towers of the world 1, 2 — they receive large amounts of precipitation, store snow and ice, and their high altitudes mean that water undergoes only low ...

A powerful eruption rocked Japan as the Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture blasted a towering ash plume 4,400 meters into the sky. The explosion, which occurred around 12:57 AM, marks the most ...

There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits to touring vineyards on the mountain’s slopes. Every year, around 220,000 ...