The prefectural government of Yamanashi plans to raise the entry fee for Mount Fuji climbers from the current ¥2,000 to between ¥3,000 and ¥5,000, sources said Monday. The prefecture aims to ...

Japan has abandoned plans for a light railway on Mount Fuji, opting for a hydrogen-powered transport system resembling a bus-tram hybrid from China's CRRC. Japan has scrapped plans to build a ...

The JMA's Kofu Local Meteorological Office, which has kept weather data on Mount Fuji since 1894, said October's warmer weather had ruled out snowfall. The average October temperature is minus 2 ...

Japan has scrapped plans to build a light railway part-way up Mount Fuji and is instead considering a Chinese-made cross between a bus and a tram, a local governor said Monday. Authorities are now ...

SHIZUOKA, (Japan): Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture plans to charge a toll of between 3,000 yen (US$19.35) and 5,000 yen (US$32.25) per person to climb Mount Fuji starting next summer as part of ...

The Shizuoka Prefectural Government is considering collecting entry fees of ¥3,000 ($19) to ¥5,000 per head from people climbing Mount Fuji from the prefecture's side, beginning next summer ...

The prefectural government of Yamanashi plans to raise the entry fee for Mount Fuji climbers from the current ¥2,000 (RM58) to between ¥3,000 (RM87) and ¥5,000 (RM144), sources said. The ...

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FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—A large black plastic sheet was installed in front of a Lawson convenience store here to block views of Mount Fuji and prevent ill-mannered tourists from ...

Scorching summer temperatures in Japan lingered into October. Japan's Mount Fuji has finally regained its signature snowcap following a record-breaking period during which its peak remained bare.