Mount Fuji consists of 10 stations, with the first station located at the base of the mountain, and the 10th being the summit. Very few people climb from the base of the mountain to the summit.

At the busy fifth station, as busloads of hikers swarm toward the Yoshida trail – the most popular of the mountain’s four routes – Tomoyo Takahashi, a Mount Fuji conservation fund employee ...

The summit of Mount Fuji is seen as people gather in front of the restaurant and shopping area of the Fuji Subaru Line 5th station, which leads to the popular Yoshida trail for hikers -- new rules ...

Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails on Japan's iconic Mount Fuji will have to book a slot and pay a fee as crowds, littering and climbers who try to rush too fast to the summit ...

If you’re not one for hiking but still want a good exploration, then continue on to let me tell you where to go for the best view of the most famous mountain in Japan, Mount Fuji!

FILE – Mount Fuji is viewed, Jan. 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, file) The climber was identified only as a 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan.

Asia-Pacific Mount Fuji climb will cost more through military rec programs thanks to new local hiking fee By Kelly Agee and Hana Kusumoto Stars and Stripes • June 27, 2024 ...

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 ...

A sturdy steel gate now greets those wishing to climb 3,776-meter Mount Fuji from the fifth station of the Yoshida trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of the sacred mountain. It ’ s there to ...