A huge barrier blocking a view of Mount Fuji will be installed at a popular photo spot to keep badly behaved foreign tourists away. The black mesh net measuring 2.5 metres high and 20 metres long ...

A TOWN will replace a barrier mounted to deter unruly tourists from taking photos of Mount Fuji after holes were poked in the mesh screen, local media reported. The barrier was put up last week in ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Town officials here made the “ agonizing decision” to erect a massive barrier to block views of Mount Fuji after getting fed up with badly behaved ...

Battling overtourism and littering, Mount Fuji will now double its tourist tax. Here's what travelers should know.

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were to erupt. Experts recommend sheltering at home and maintaining a two ...

Residents have been advised to stay home to avoid panic and stock up on groceries if Mount Fuji erupts and covers Tokyo in ash, according to guidelines released by a government expert panel.

Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more ...

Mount Fuji is taking another step toward curbing overtourism by doubling its entry fee this summer. A bill passed last week set an entrance fee of ¥4,000 (about $26.66) for hikers wanting to ...