The climbing season on Mt. Fuji began in full on Thursday as all three trails on the Shizuoka Prefecture side were opened, ...

Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, opened to climbers on the Shizuoka Prefecture side on Thursday. Starting this season, new ...

John Rutherford Alcock (1809–1897), a British diplomat and writer, served as the first British minister in Japan during the ...

The trails on Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, are now fully open for climbers this year, with some new restrictions.

Climbers paid ¥2,000 to scale the mountain via the popular Yoshida trail last year, while those who made the journey through ...

Japan on Tuesday declared the start of Mount Fuji's climbing season amid efforts to ease overcrowding and the impact on the ...

Last year, Japan started collecting entry fees of ¥2,000 (£10) per head from people climbing the famous volcano to limit the ...

Climbing season and routes. At 3,776 meters, Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan. It is designated as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.

Starting the climb from Shizuoka Prefecture’s side, there are three routes – Fujinomiya, Subashiri and Gotemba – and about 89,000 people, or 40 per cent of the total number of Mount Fuji ...

FUJI-YOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture—Restrictions on private vehicles on the roads to Mount Fuji during the climbing season may soon be expanded to include large tour buses and taxis.