KOFU--The annual challenge to climb Mount Fuji became more expensive this season ... assembly unanimously approved an ordinance on March 4 requiring a 2,000 yen ($13.20) toll for climbing ...

In March of that year, the town government put ... foreign visitor numbers began increasing from 2013 when Mount Fuji was included in the UNESCO World Heritage site list. While there was a drop ...

Many tourists who arrive in Japan put climbing Mount Fuji high on their list of things to do. This summer they were back in big numbers to tackle the country's most iconic peak. Often they find ...

Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an icon ... Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in March 2024 and has been updated. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery contributed reporting.

Mount Fuji is many things to Japan – including, it's sometimes forgotten, the nation's largest active volcano. The last eruption was more than three centuries ago, but with every passing year ...

For brothers Aaron and Yusuke Jackson, buying Mt. Fuji wasn’t just about business but preserving a piece of their childhood.

On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Japan's Mount Fuji depositing dozens of lightly dressed foreign tourists in front of souvenir shops and restaurants.