The man made the double ascent of Japan’s most famous mountain outside of the official climbing season, which runs from July 10 to September 10. According to the official Mount Fuji website ...

“There are definitely too many people on the mountain at the moment; the numbers are much higher than before,” Sakurai laments to CNN Travel. When Mount Fuji was added to the list of UNESCO ...

By Yan Zhuang and Hisako Ueno Hisako Ueno reported from Tokyo. Mount Fuji looms large as Japan’s tallest mountain and one of its most enduring national symbols. Its snowy peak has inspired ...