Mount Fuji

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  General News

  Officials Gird for ‘Unprecedented Number’ of Mt. Fuji Climbers This Season

  FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi — A deluge of climbers is expected at Mt. Fuji this year as the national icon...

  May 30, 2023

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  General News

  New Evacuation Plan for Mt. Fuji Eruption

  Residents of areas within the reach of potential lava flows should Mt. Fuji erupt are urged to evacu...

  March 29, 2023

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  Travel Spots

  Wakayama: Striking Distance: Mt. Fuji Visible from Kii Peninsula

  NACHI-KATSUURA, Wakayama — A surprising number of places mainly in eastern and central Japan are cal...

  February 27, 2023

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  Japan In Focus

  Yamanashi: Japan Students Present Mt. Fuji Research Findings

  FUJIYOSHIDA. Yamanashi — Around 420 first- and second-year students taking a Mt. Fuji Studies class ...

  February 12, 2023

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  General News

  Ancient Mt. Fuji Climbing Route Set to Be Restored

  An ancient Mt. Fuji climbing route is set to be restored in a bid to revive the mountain’s reputatio...

  January 29, 2023

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  Travel Spots

  Early flowering rapeseed transforms view of Japan’s Mt. Fuji

  Mt. Fuji towers in the background as a visitor takes a photograph in a field of early flowering spri...

  January 11, 2023

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  Travel Spots

  Numazu provides spectacular scenery: Mt. Fuji, pine trees and Suruga Bay

  Numazu is a hub city of eastern Shizuoka Prefecture known for its famous port. From Tokyo on the Tok...

  November 15, 2022

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  Japan In Focus

  Ain’t no mountain high enough to stop this high schooler on mission to photograph every face of Mt. Fuji

  FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi — Keigo Suzuki is a high schooler who spends 150 days a year taking photo...

  October 26, 2022

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  General News

  1st snow atop Mt. Fuji

  This season’s first snow is spotted atop Mt. Fuji on Friday, four days later than last year and two ...

  September 30, 2022

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  Japan In Focus

  Shizuoka: Spiral climb through Mt. Fuji heritage center reveals ancient origins, influence on faith, art

  FUJINOMIYA, Shizuoka — The first thing you’ll see when walking up the spiral ramp at the Mt. Fuji Wo...

  September 21, 2022

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  General News

  Police preparing for possible Mt. Fuji eruption

  TOKYO (Jiji Press) — National Police Agency has started making full-fledged preparations for a possi...

  June 20, 2022

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  Japan In Focus

  Yamanashi: ‘Mt. Fuji’ shines at station

  OTSUKI, Yamanashi — A glittering 3-meter-high “Mt. Fuji” was installed in front of JR Otsuki Station...

  December 28, 2021

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  Environment

  Eruption of Mt. Fuji might sever Japan’s ‘major arteries’

  A massive volume of lava could sever “major arteries” in Japan, according to a hazard map for a Mt. ...

  July 6, 2021

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