There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits to touring vineyards on the mountain’s slopes.

Visitors can view the majestic Mount Fuji, down through to its base, Lake Kawaguchiko and, far in the distance, Lake Yamanakako on a clear day. It was a hidden spot known only to hikers and ...

This surge in visitors is also reigniting the trend of “bullet climbing,” where trekkers start their ascent at night ... Fuji Subaru Line toll road that connects Lake Kawaguchiko and Mount ...