Yamanashi prefecture hopes to discourage climbing during the off season by having those who are rescued cover the costs. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A local government’s decision in Japan to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagramable shot of Mount Fuji has backfired, with residents up in arms about disruptions caused by people ...

TOKYO: A man in his 20s was airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji then rescued again from its steep slopes just days later because he returned to find his phone, according to media reports.

A climber airlifted from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week was rescued again just four days later after returning to retrieve his cell phone.

According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, Mount Fuji is the tallest peak in Japan, standing at 3,776 metres. It was the result of volcanic activity that began around 100,000 years ago.

A Chinese university student who was rescued from Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji twice within four days has become the target of online ridicule and anger. The unnamed 27-year-old man, who lives in ...

A man in his 20s returned to Mt Fuji to find his phone four days after being rescued, according to reports. Then he had to be helped again. Photo / 123RF A man in his 20s was airlifted from Japan ...

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 ...

Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji's four main trails will be charged an entry fee of ¥4,000 ($27) from this summer after local authorities passed a bill on Monday. A record influx of foreign ...

A fellow teacher and I went to the Japan Travel Bureau, where we booked trains to Mount Fuji and reserved a pension (bed-and-breakfast) on Lake Kawaguchi. Anticipation was high.

It’s Been More Than 300 Years Since Japan’s Breathtaking Mount Fuji Last Erupted Mount Fuji’s last eruption, which happened on this day in 1707, was also its largest, spewing ash and debris ...

Japan's Shizuoka perfecture is considering charging climbers to Mt Fuji JPY 3,000 ($19) to JPY 5,000 ($30) per head starting next summer.