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.

Interest in climbing Mt. Fuji is soaring. But experts say only highly skilled and well-prepared hikers should attempt to scale Japan's iconic peak off-season. The four trails leading to the summit ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tourism has been booming for over a decade in Japan, with foreign arrivals rising ... fee and a daily cap on the number of hikers climbing Mount Fuji. Last year a barrier was briefly erected ...

Japan's highest mountain is considered a ... Views of Mount Fuji" by ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai. When Mount Fuji's climbing season opens in July, hikers using the most popular trail will ...