A proposed light rail transit service connecting the foot of Mount Fuji to ... line would run along the Fuji Subaru Line, the toll road to the 5th station that serves as the starting point to one of ...

TOKYO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Japanese authorities seeking to reduce the carbon footprint and overcrowding at Mount Fuji will propose ... the base to the fifth hiking station of the popular Yoshida ...

MOUNT FUJI-Mount Fuji’s summer climbing season begins on July 1 with new crowd control measures on the Japanese volcano’s most popular hiking trail ... trail’s Fifth Station – a busy ...

TOKYO (AP) — A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week returned ... The mountain’s hiking trails are officially open only from July ...

Fuji Climbing. Some risks associated with hiking Mount Fuji include altitude ... take a break for about 1 to 2 hours near Mount Fuji's 5th station, and drink water frequently.

In response, Shizuoka prefecture — the starting point for three of the four Mount Fuji trails — has added a further measure. Prospective hikers will have to take a brief class about hiking ...