To make reservations to enter the Yoshida Trail on the Yamanashi side of the mountain, climbers are required to pay an ...

Prospective hikers to the Japanese tourist site will have to take a class about hiking safety and local rules.

Local authorities hope the sight of “Costco Fuji” will attract visitors to the city. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

The move comes after neighboring Yamanashi Prefecture, which began collecting an entry fee last year, announced that it would double its fee to 4,000 yen. The two regions decided to standardize ...

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.