On Oct. 29, the 12,000-foot peak broke a 130-year-old record of snow absence, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Mount Fuji is seen, Oct. 31, 2024, in Yamanakako Village, Japan.

Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, known for its snowcap forming around this time of the year, is still snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, presumably because of the unusually warm ...

Mount Fuji, which last erupted 300 years ago, is globally renowned for its perfect symmetrical shape and has been immortalised in artworks including Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’.

Shizuoka prefecture, southwest of Mount Fuji, where climbers can also access the mountain, has sought a voluntary 1,000-yen ($8.72 Cdn) fee per climber since 2014 and is considering additional ...

TOKYO — Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji, known for its snowcap forming around this time of year, is still snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, presumably because of the unusually warm ...

In July, Japan saw a record 3.29 million tourists - with as many as 35 million foreign tourists expected in 2024. The problem of overtourism is not unique to Mount Fuji alone.

Mt. Fuji is divided into 10 stations, and there are four “5th stations” halfway up the mountain from where the four trails — the Yoshida, Fujinomiya, Subashiri, and Gotemba — start to the top.