What did Mount Fuji mean to the people of Edo? *"Southern Wind at Clear Dawn," "Rainstorm beneath the Summit" from the series "Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji" (1830-31) by Katsushika Hokusai ...

Lake Kawaguchi (and the rest of Fuji Five Lakes) is a lush countryside area you just can’t miss if you’re in Japan. This region is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts and the Mount Fuji-obsessed! (If ...

Mount Fuji is many things to Japan – including ... For the past 18 years, Sugiyama has been taking annual trips to southern Italy, where he's part of an archaeological survey involving Mount ...

FUEFUKI, Yamanashi Prefecture--For those who never tire of the chance of panoramic views of Mount Fuji, a new observation ... above sea level on the west face of 1,793-meter Mount Kurodake ...

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

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—Two municipalities at the foot of Mount Fuji plan to introduce an accommodation tax as early as 2026 to improve the local tourism industry and fight ...

From this summer, climbers on Mount Fuji will be charged a ¥4,000 (roughly $26) entry fee, regardless of which route they take. Visitors were previously charged half this amount to climb the ...

SHIZUOKA (Japan), March 17 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Climbers using the four trails on Mt. Fuji will be charged a fee of 4,000 yen (US$27) from this summer after a plan by the Shizuoka prefectural government ...