A special Mt. Fuji viewing train targeting foreign visitors began operation for a limited time in central Japan on Thursday ...

Katsushika Hokusai is all the rage in Tokyo. Last year saw several acclaimed exhibitions dive into the ukiyo-e master’s ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Mount Fuji finally got its trademark snowcap early on Wednesday, more than a month after it normally would and after setting a record for the most-delayed snowfall in 130 years.

Mount Fuji is taking another step toward curbing overtourism by doubling its entry fee this summer. A bill passed last week set an entrance fee of ¥4,000 (about $26.66) for hikers wanting to traverse ...

At around 3 p.m. local time on Monday, March 9, local police responded to reports that two foreign climbers, a man and a woman, fell near the seventh station on the Fujinomiya Trail of Japan's highest ...

Mount Fuji hoping to curb its overcrowding problem with new rules for tourists. The volcano, which is the tallest point in Japan at 3,776 meters (12,388 feet), is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They are scenes few would associate with Japan’s highest peak: human traffic jams, foothills littered with garbage and ...

TOKYO — Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, known for its snowcap forming around this time of the year, is still snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, presumably because of the unusually warm ...

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, ...

In a year as TIME’s Tokyo bureau chief, I never made it to the top of Mt. Fuji. This was an unforgivable oversight on my part. The 12,388-ft. peak, a dormant volcano, is the most iconic location in ...

The tour will be held on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through Dec 22. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TOKYO — Japan’s Mount Fuji finally got its trademark snowcap early on Wednesday, more than a month after it normally would and after setting a record for the most-delayed snowfall in 130 years. The ...