Fuji is soaring. But experts say only highly skilled and well-prepared hikers should attempt to scale Japan's ... trekkers anyway. Climbing facilities usually open on the mountain's Shizuoka ...

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

Mount Fuji, one of Japan’s most popular attractions ... There are currently two prefectures for climbing Mount Fuji: Yamanashi and Shizuoka. While Yamanashi Prefecture has long charged climbers ...

Four people were found dead on Mount Fuji on June 26, days before the official climbing season starts on Japan’s highest peak, police said. Three of the bodies were discovered in separate ...

Climbers can book their slots via the Mount Fuji Climbing website ... which authorities are worried puts lives at risk. A symbol of Japan, the mountain called “Fujisan” used to be a place ...

The mountain is a popular but challenging climbing destination due to extreme cold and altitude sickness risks. Three bodies were discovered inside a crater at the summit of Japan's Mount Fuji ...

In Japan, a death must usually be confirmed by a doctor before it is reported by media outlets. Mount Fuji is covered in snow most of the year, but during the July-September hiking season ...

On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Japan's Mount Fuji depositing dozens ... and mounds of litter along the climbing path. Izumi worries that ...