Mount Fuji
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General NewsMan Dies on Mt. Fuji While Descending from Peak; 2nd Death on Yamanashi Prefecture Side This Season
A 55-year-old man died Friday after descending from Mt. Fuji’s summit, the season’s second fatali...
August 9, 2025
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General NewsIce Cave at Foot of Mt. Fuji Offers Place to Cool Down as Natural Refrigerator
KOFU — Tourists seeking to cool down in the scorching heat are flocking to the Narusawa Hyoketsu ...
August 7, 2025
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General News
Man Dies on Mt. Fuji’s Yoshida Trail; 1st Death on Yamanashi Pref. Side This Season
A 75-year-old man died Friday while climbing Mt. Fuji on a tour, the season’s first fatality to o...
August 2, 2025
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General NewsMt. Fuji Trails on Shizuoka Side Open for Climbing Season; Prefecture Begins Charging ¥4,000 Entry Fee
SHIZUOKA — Mt. Fuji trails opened for the summer climbing season on the Shizuoka Prefecture side ...
July 10, 2025
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Travel SpotsJapan’s Mount Fuji Opened for Summer Climbing Season in Yamanashi Prefecture
Mt. Fuji opened on Tuesday for the summer climbing season on the Yoshida Trail from the Yamanashi...
July 1, 2025
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General NewsNew Mt. Fuji Gate on Yoshida Route in Yamanashi Pref. Completed; Gate to Be Closed from 2 P.M. to 3 A.M.
KOFU – Construction of a permanent gate at the fifth station of the Yoshida Route at Mt. Fuji has...
June 14, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialMt. Fuji Eruption: Preparations Necessary for Widespread Ashfall
As a country with many volcanoes, Japan has experienced numerous large-scale eruptions. In modern...
June 2, 2025
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General NewsYamanashi Pref. Mulls Whether to Charge for Cost of Mt. Fuji Helicopter Rescues
KOFU — As more climbers have become stranded on Mt. Fuji when the mountain is closed to the publi...
May 21, 2025
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General NewsMayor of Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Pref., Wants to Charge for Rescue Operations on Mt. Fuji during Off-Season
FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi — The mayor of Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, said he wants to charge ...
May 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsShizuoka Pref. Begins Collecting ¥4,000 Mt. Fuji Entry Fees; Money Helps to Conserve Mountain Environment
SHIZUOKA — Shizuoka Prefecture on Friday started accepting ¥4,000 entry fee registrations for Mt....
May 9, 2025
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General NewsDon’t Climb Mt. Fuji Offseason, Shizuoka Police Warn; Mountain Saw 4 Deaths Last Year While Trails Closed
Police are asking climbers to refrain from tackling Mt. Fuji outside the designated season, as ad...
May 4, 2025
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Japan In FocusMoss Phlox Competes with Beauty of Snow-Capped Mt. Fuji; Best Viewing Time Through Mid-May
KOFU — Moss phlox flowers are in full bloom at Fuji Motosuko Resort, a tourist facility in Fujika...
May 4, 2025
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Associated PressA Man Airlifted from Japan’s Mount Fuji Returns to the Slope Days Later and Is Rescued Again
TOKYO (AP) — A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji ...
April 29, 2025
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General NewsUnlicensed Taxi Operations Rampant in Mt. Fuji Foothills; Man from Tokyo Arrested by Yamanashi Prefectural Police
A Chinese national from Ota Ward, Tokyo, was arrested on Tuesday by the Yamanashi prefectural pol...
April 23, 2025
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Japan In FocusCostco in Yamanashi Pref. Attracts Visitors Before its Opening Due to View of Mt. Fuji Crowning Building
MINAMI-ALPS, Yamanashi — Many people are coming to see a huge Costco scheduled to open soon in Mi...
April 9, 2025
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Tokyo Companies Prepare for Ashfall From Mt. Fuji Eruption; Disposal Of Ash, Possibly at Sea, A Major Challenge
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3 Climbers Die On Mt. Fuji Within 2 Days Of Opening; Japan Police, Guides Urge Climbers To Prepare Well, Make Wise Decisions
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Mt. Fuji Eruption: Preparations Necessary for Widespread Ashfall
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Overtourism Grows as Snow Cap Appears on Mt. Fuji; Local Municipalities Hard Pressed to Establish Countermeasures
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New Mt. Fuji Rules Reduce ‘Bullet Climbers’ by 90％; Access to Japan’s Iconic Peak Limited from Yamanashi Pref. Side