Mount Fuji is Japan’s tallest mountain, and many would also say its most beautiful. But a less desirable superlative it’s also picked up in recent years is being Japan’s most notoriously crowded ...

Find out which country is called the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ and why. Learn about Japan’s beautiful nickname, its meaning, ...

Major trail congestion The hike to observe the sunrise at the summit of Mount Fuji is not an easy one ... higher than Mount Kitadake, which is Japan's second-highest mountain (at 3,193 meters).

Travelling to Japan was our dream family holiday for over a decade and with three 20-plus-year-olds and two fifty-plus-year-olds there was a great deal of ...

KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 ... night to reach the summit before sunrise and then descend without ...

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

Many make the overnight trek to witness the sunrise from the peak. According to the World History Encyclopedia, dreaming of Mount Fuji is considered a sign of good fortune in Japan. Beyond the ...

Digital travel platform Agoda is inviting travelers to reach for the stars with its curated list of Asia's most dazzling ...

At sunrise, supporters gathered at the Kress Events Center to take part in “A Walk to Remember Alex Smolecki”: a 26.59-mile tribute to the UW-Green Bay swimmer ...