Mount Fuji, Japan's most iconic and revered mountain, is experiencing an unprecedented event. For the first time in 130 years ...

It attracts hikers who climb to the summit to see the sunrise. However, tonnes of rubbish has been left on the mountain ...

Mt. Fuji is 3,776 meters high ... term that refers to when people hurry through the night to reach the top for sunrise, instead of staying in one of the mountain huts to rest first.

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year's climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday, levying new trail fees and ...

Mt. Fuji filmed in 1949 ... do what's called "bullet climbing," which involves heading to the summit for the sunrise without taking a rest. Officials say that leads to congestion, and can make ...

including Japanese ukiyoe artist Katsushika Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. Today, it attracts hikers who climb to the summit to see the sunrise. But tons of trash left behind and ...

Mount Fuji is covered in snow for most of the year, but during the July-September hiking season, more than 220,000 visitors trudge up its steep, rocky slopes. Many climb through the night to see the ...

Sitting southwest of Tokyo, 3,776m Mount Fuji is an active volcano and Japan ... year in hopes of hiking to the summit and seeing the sunrise from its famous slopes. The average date for the ...

Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the two prefectures in which Mount Fuji stands, introduced a mandatory hiking fee for those ...

“This is the most beautiful sunrise I’ve ever seen," said Masayuki ... circle since the sky is so clear.” He has climbed Mount Fuji more than 20 times. “Very nice. I will hold this ...

Japan's Mount Fuji has finally regained its signature snowcap following a record-breaking period during which its peak remained bare. This year marked the latest that snow has ever reappeared on Mount ...