It receives 90% of the mountain’s visitors, most whom take buses, taxis and EV cars from Tokyo along the Fuji Subaru Line mountain road, says Izumi.

Mount Fuji, Japan's highest and most iconic peak stands 12,389 feet. Climbing the statuesque mountain presents a unique adventure blending a physical challenge with stunning beauty and cultural ...

More than 300,000 hikers ascend Mount Fuji every year, creating congestion, overcrowding, ... authorities are reportedly optimistic that the new tram will reduce pollution from road vehicles.

KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 per day and set up a gate at the fifth station on the Yoshida trail.

KOFU--A rubber-tired tramway guided by magnetic markers embedded in the road has emerged as the likely new transit system for ...

This Man Photographed Mount Fuji for 7 Years—Here's the Result. Despite taking hundreds of trips to Japan's iconic mountain, this photographer has never climbed it.

While exploring the countryside near Mount Fuji, we stumbled upon something incredible - a Japanese “music road” that plays a melody as you drive over it! Created with precision grooves in the ...

Every year, around 220,000 people come to climb Mount Fuji, ... to sushi and salty, miso-based broths. As I leave, he insists on giving me a bottle and a bunch of grapes for the road.

Japanese authorities seeking to reduce the carbon footprint and overcrowding at Mount Fuji will propose a trackless, rubber-tyred tram system made by China's CRRC to transport climbers, a person ...

It receives 90% of the mountain’s visitors, most whom take buses, taxis and EV cars from Tokyo along the Fuji Subaru Line mountain road, says Izumi.

Japan's Mount Fuji Eyes China-Made Tram to Transport Hikers, Source Says By Mariko Katsumura TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese authorities seeking to reduce the carbon footprint and overcrowding at Mount ...