Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 12,385 feet, may be sitting on a large, active fault that could trigger quakes and landslides that would change the mountain's shape and devastate nearby ...

As one of the world's most famous active volcanoes and a cultural symbol of Japan, Mount Fuji has historically seen an average snowcapped peak starting Oct. 2 — with last year beginning on Oct. 5.

JAPAN — It is the symbol of the Olympic host country: an active volcano. The tallest mountain in Japan. For photographer Takashi Nakazawa, Mt. Fuji is his favorite subject. "Taking photos of Mt. Fuji ...

Mt. Fuji is still without its iconic snowcap in November for the first time in 130 years Mount Fuji in the early morning sunlight as seen from Lake Kawaguchi, Japan, on Aug. 7, 2019.

Mount Fuji, called Fuji-san by the Japanese, is an active volcano and at 12,388 feet is the highest mountain in Japan. About 160,000 visitors climbed beyond the mountain’s eighth station at ...

The climbing season this year on Mount Fuji, which straddles the prefectures of Yamanashi and Shizuoka about 85 miles from Tokyo, runs until Sept. 10, after which the weather gets too cold and snowy.

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Along with the new reservation system, Mount Fuji will install a new gate at the entrance of the fifth station. The gates to the mountain will be closed from 4 p.m. until 3 a.m. in a further ...

TOKYO — To help curb heavy traffic on Mount Fuji’s most popular hiking route, the local government is increasing its entry fee to 3,000 yen, more than $20. Yoshida Trail is on Yamanashi ...

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 limiting hiker numbers to curb ...