There is an old Japanese saying that to climb Fuji once is wise, to climb it twice is to proclaim oneself a fool.” ...

FUJI-YOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture—Restrictions on private vehicles on the roads to Mount Fuji during the climbing season may ... vehicles―not including route buses—on the toll road during ...

We celebrate 11 of the most beautiful mountains in the world: from the Alaskan wilds and remote Greenland to the giants of ...

prompting authorities to take action such as banning tourists from parts of Kyoto's Gion district and charging a new entrance fee at Mount Fuji, together with limiting the number of people who can ...

Until five years ago, the trail was overgrown and abandoned. Its revival began in 2019. Wakana Fukushima, a TV personality ...

Climbing Mount Fuji will become more expensive next summer, with Yamanashi Prefecture raising the toll on the mountain’s Yoshida trail from 2,000 yen ($13) to 4,000 yen. The prefectural ...

Accomlished skiers and mountaineers, Christina Lustenberger and Guillaume Pierrel become the first to climb and ski Mt. Robon's technical south face.

A major selling point is the views the courses offer of Mount Fuji, which golfers can enjoy while playing. The prefecture hopes to promote longer stays and greater spending with such tours.

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35% ... along the standard South East Ridge, or South Col route, pioneered by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and ...

Some of the hardest routes ... Tower of Mount Goodsir (1970). He was so focused he did not see the challenges: When Lightning strikes not once but three times. On an early summer climb in the ...