The soaring popularity of a stunning destination in this country has sparked concerns of overtourism, with the local ...

A central Japan town plans to put up new fences along a road in front of a Lawson convenience store offering scenic views of Mount Fuji, local authorities said Friday, aiming to prevent people from ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--The hope here is that badly ... “I want foreign tourists to take pretty pictures of ...

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

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

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

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

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The fees is designed to prevent overcrowding on trails and discourage dangerous overnight attempts to scale the mountain.

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

Mount Fuji straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, and can be climbed from both prefectures. Yamanashi Prefecture ...