Mount Fuji, a 12,000-foot peak located on the Japanese island of Honshu, is still lacking any measurable snow, extending a ...

There is an old Japanese saying that to climb Fuji once is wise, to climb it twice is to proclaim oneself a fool.” ...

Many tourists who arrive in Japan ... Mt. Fuji is 3,776 meters high. When he was 20, he became a mountain guide in the Himalayas, helping climbers scale famous Nepalese mountains such as Island ...

A "megaquake" hitting Japan in the next 30 years could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people.

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year's climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday, levying new trail fees and ...

“Mount Fuji seen from Twin Terrace is the best in Japan,” said Masakatsu Okawa, manager of the Kofu branch of JTB Corp., the travel agency that operates Lily Bell Hutte. “But the spot is not ...

Kyoto authorities announced Tuesday plans to hike lodging taxes, as Japan's ancient capital seeks ... ride away from Tokyo -- with a view of Mount Fuji on the way -- is famed for its kimono ...

Japan is much more than temples ... made in advance on the official website. Honshu: Mt. Fuji, Skiing in the Japanese Alps, & ...