Japan’s Yamanashi prefectural government plans to raise the entry fee for climbers of Mount Fuji, the country’s tallest ...

In April, a Lawson convenience store in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, made news around Japan after ...

The fee will be merged with a separate voluntary charge for conservation cooperation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

Currently each climber is asked to pay a voluntary fee of 1,000 yen to support conservation efforts. Read more at ...

The Yamanashi prefectural government is pushing ahead with plans to build a railroad up Mount Fuji despite sharp opposition from a city at the base of Japan’s highest peak. The prefectural ...

During this year's climbing season for Mount Fuji, which straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, a daily limit of 4,000 climbers and an entry fee of ¥2,000 per head were imposed by the ...

Mount Fuji straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, and can be climbed from both prefectures. Yamanashi Prefecture already collects a 2,000 yen hiking fee from climbers in addition to the ...

Japan's Mount Fuji has finally been coated in white after it saw its first-ever recorded snow-free October. The mountain ...

NASA Captures Stunning Images of Mount Fuji in Its First-Ever Snow-Free October in 130 Years Mount Fuji in Japan at last ...