Japan’s most famous climb has entered a new era. When Mount Fuji’s 2026 season opened at the start of July, it did so under the most unified set of rules in the mountain’s modern history: a 4,000-yen ...

A 7-year-old boy told his father he was tired shortly after the family began climbing Mount Fuji. His father responded by telling him to wait on a bench for roughly eight hours, police said. The ...

As Mount Fuji officially closed its summer climbing season on Sept. 10, authorities declared a landmark success in curbing ...

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, ...

The man had taken his two boys on the trip but is said to have left one behind when he got tired.

Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week. The 27-year-old man was first rescued on Tuesday after falling ill, Shizuoka prefectural ...