This woodblock print map of Japan’s Mt. Fuji, which can be folded to represent the mountain’s iconic conical shape, was produced by an unknown publisher sometime around 1848. Writing about the map in ...
Google‘s Japanese Street View system has now been taken up the 12,400-foot heights of Japan’s tallest mountain, Mount Fuji. The mountain is a UNESCO World Heritage site for culture, which is partly ...
This book, from Taschen, looks amazing. Bound in Japanese style, it’s a reproduction of Katsushika Hokusai’s Thi ...
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, ...
A sturdy steel gate now greets those wishing to climb 3,776-meter Mount Fuji from the fifth station of the Yoshida trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of the sacred mountain. It’s there to control ...
TOKYO — A new evacuation plan for an eruption of Japan’s venerated Mount Fuji calls on visitors on its flanks to descend as soon as authorities detect a “potential for increased volcanic activity” to ...
The climbing season for Mount Fuji kicks off in phases from Tuesday with all routes — from both Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures — charging an entrance fee of ¥4,000 ($28) to combat overtourism and ...
Japanese officials believe they're taking steps to better manage visitor numbers at Mount Fuji. For now, Japan's tourism boom is showing no signs of slowing down. Those heading to Mount Fuji later ...
The Marine Corps plans to fire the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System for the first time at a training range near Mount ...