Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zach Schenfisch is a Midwest-based writer who covers golf. Japan is a place where tradition meets innovation. Ancient temples ...

They are scenes few would associate with Japan’s highest peak: human traffic jams, foothills littered with garbage and inappropriately attired hikers – some attempting the ascent in sandals. But these ...

Mt. Fuji, Japan — Japan's majestic 12,388-foot peak has stirred poets and painters, sent the devout on treacherous pilgrimages up its slopes, and continues to inspire awe and admiration. It is the ...

MOUNT FUJI, Japan -- As mountains around the world go, Mount Fuji, about 90 miles west of Tokyo, is one of the most recognizable, with its iconic cone shape, and its (usually) snowcapped peak.

The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko constructed a large black screen in front of a popular view of Mount Fuji to deter tourists from overcrowding the area. The Yamanashi prefecture, home of the most ...

The iconic UNESCO World Heritage Site and Japanese landmark, Mount Fuji, is implementing new regulations to combat overtourism, including a new tourist fee. According to CNN, the popular site endures ...

I was 14 years old when my family and I took a trip to Japan--my first time out of the country. The highlight of those two weeks wasn't my daily ice-cold bottle of fizzy C.C. Lemon. It was our hike up ...

TOKYO, Japan — Sorry, the screen is now up — no more snapping cute photos of Mount Fuji from a popular sidewalk spot in the Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko ...

The region encircling Mt. Fuji has always stood as one of Japan's premier tourist destinations, drawing countless visitors every year eager to capture its stunning, world-famous beauty. Yet just to ...

Expressing the Beauty of Japan through Lacquerware, Photographs and Japanese Paper Picture Arts TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keio Plaza Hotel (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels ...