You can climb Fuji on your own, but we booked a two-day tour with Fuji Mountain Guides, who prevent novices like us from making dumb decisions. Altitude sickness is common, and at least a few ...

Approximately 300,000 people climb Mount Fuji every summer between July and ... first must make in advance of setting off: which of the mountain’s trails to follow and where to stop for a ...

Mount Fuji is taking another step toward curbing ... Officials are also cracking down on bullet climbing, or attempting to summit the mountain in one day, by closing the gate from 2 p.m. to ...

Thousands of people of all ages safely ascend the mountain every day, but the journey is not without risk. Authorities found the bodies of three missing climbers inside the crater atop Mount Fuji ...

Mount Fuji, Japan's highest and most ... provides numerous mountain huts along the way for resting and shelter. The climb falls into the category of non-technical, and therefore accessible to ...

Shizuoka prefecture officials say it is very dangerous to climb the mountain during October through June because facilities hikers may need are not available. Local officials say Mt. Fuji ...

Fuji has captured attention on social media. People posted photos showing the bare mountain, some expressing surprise and others concerned over climate change. Those who want to climb one of the ...

Three bodies were discovered near the mountain’s crater ... lost contact with her 53-year-old husband who had gone to climb Mount Fuji, the police said. He left on Friday evening and on Saturday ...

All of last year, seven deaths were reported on Mount Fuji, the country’s tallest mountain. Just before this ... start of the trails — and who might climb part of the way — increased to ...