Huge crowds of visitors during cherry blossom season have put a picturesque Japanese town on edge. Some residents are trying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They are scenes few would associate with Japan’s highest peak: human traffic jams, foothills littered with garbage and ...

Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released computer- ...

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 traverse ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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.

Fewer climbers tackled Mount Fuji during this year's hiking season, preliminary figures show, after Japanese authorities introduced an entry fee and a daily cap on numbers to fight overtourism. Online ...

Japan is filled with rich history and stunning natural sights — from snow-capped volcanic peaks to ancient temples and ...

We finally made it to Mount Fuji… and honestly, nothing could have prepared us for this. After years of dreaming about seeing ...

Six people have died on Mount Fuji in just the first month of the climbing season, already exceeding the total number of ...

Many travelers hoping to experience one of Japan’s top attractions will soon need to make online reservations in advance to do so. The tallest mountain in Japan and a place of cultural significance, ...

TOKYO — Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji, known for its snowcap forming around this time of year, is still snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, presumably because of the unusually warm ...

These were steep screw-ups. A climber was rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week after he was airlifted off the sacred Japanese peak once — and then returned to retrieve his cellphone, according to ...