There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits ...

Mount Fuji climbers typically exhibit six patterns of behaviors, ranging from a safe hike following an overnight stay to a ...

Tourist spots near Japan's Mount Fuji are crowded with visitors from China and elsewhere ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays ...

A "megaquake" hitting Japan in the next 30 years could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people.

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Shizuoka prefecture, south of Tokyo, is promoting tour packages for wealthy golfers from abroad. A major ...

Toyota's "Woven City," a $10 billion smart city at the base of Mount Fuji, is beginning to take shape. The Japanese automaker announced the "city of the future" in 2021, with the 175-acre site set ...

But like other hotspots worldwide such as Venice in Italy or Maya Bay in Thailand, this is not universally welcome, particularly in tradition-steeped Kyoto. The city, which is a modest bullet train ...

A central Japan city at the foot of Mount Fuji has lost more than a month’s worth of winter days per year in the past decade due to global warming, a recent study by a US-based climate research ...