TOKYO — Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails of Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji will now have to reserve ahead and pay a fee as the picturesque stratovolcano struggles with overtourism, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails on Japan's iconic Mount Fuji will have to book a slot and pay a fee as crowds, littering and climbers who try to rush too fast to ...

TOKYO — Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails on Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji will have to book a slot and pay a fee as crowds, littering and climbers who try to rush too fast to the ...

MOUNT FUJI, Japan -- As mountains around the world go, Mount Fuji, about 90 miles west of Tokyo, is one of the most recognizable, with its iconic cone shape, and its (usually) snowcapped peak.

Hikers will have to pay to climb up Mount Fuji using any of its four main paths starting from this summer. Under a new bill passed on Monday, an entry fee of ¥4,000 (€24.70) will be introduced in time ...

Image Credit: Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wiki Commons. As of July 1, 2024, climbers who want to scale Japan’s Mount Fuji, one of Japan's most popular tourist spots, must pay 2,000 Yen (about USD 12.40 ...

JAPAN — Faced with the first steep incline on the Yoshida Trail that leads to Mount Fuji’s summit, Daiki Nishikawa dramatically steadies his pace to less than 40 steps per minute. Dodging clumps of ...

“There is an old Japanese saying that to climb Fuji once is wise, to climb it twice is to proclaim oneself a fool.” This quote appeared in my Japanese guide book. It continued, “it is possible to ...