Mount Fuji Seen Without Snow

More than 300,000 hikers ascend Mount Fuji every year, creating congestion, overcrowding, and pollution on the trails ...
This troubling satellite image shows Japan's Mount Fuji without snow on 9 November, the latest the famously snowcapped peak ...
Japanese authorities seeking to reduce the carbon footprint and overcrowding at Mount Fuji will propose a trackless, ...
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 ...
The fees is designed to prevent overcrowding on trails and discourage dangerous overnight attempts to scale the mountain.
Currently each climber is asked to pay a voluntary fee of 1,000 yen to support conservation efforts. Read more at ...