FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO ... snow-capped Mount Fuji. The town government has installed an 80-centimeter-high metal railing extending for six meters between the sidewalk in front of the convenience ...
There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits to touring vineyards on the mountain’s slopes.
boulders up to three meters in width fell in front of climbers. In 1980, accidents related to falling rocks claimed the lives of 12 people. Video taken by a climber of falling rocks at Mt. Fuji in ...
FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—A large black plastic sheet was installed in front of a Lawson convenience store here to block views of Mount Fuji and prevent ill-mannered tourists from ...
As a part of the Arakura Sengen Shrine, founded in 705, the land surrounding the pagoda was once covered in lava from the legendary volcanic eruption of Mount Fuji in 807. So not only will you be ...
Last year, Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the two prefectures in which Mount Fuji stands, introduced a mandatory hiking fee for those heading up the symbol of Japan. Now Shizuoka, the other prefecture ...