To try and bring more balance to this popular tourist attraction, Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures – who share Mount Fuji – have instituted new rules ahead of the 2025 climbing season, which lasts ...

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

Japan's recent moves to make climbing Mount Fuji more expensive are part of its efforts to better manage its tourism boom. A record 36.9 million travelers visited last year, a 15.6% increase from ...

individuals go directly to the Mt. Fuji official website to pay the fee for the climb,” Miho Overly, a Morale, Welfare and Recreation program assistant, said by phone Wednesday. The climbing ...

Now people need to attend a short class with a video and pass a test on hiking safety, environmental protection and local rules. Mount Fuji isn't the only place in Japan that's been struggling ...