Prospective hikers to the Japanese tourist site will have to take a class about hiking safety and local rules.

Those heading to Mount Fuji later this year will be shelling out a bit more money to climb the iconic Japanese mountain.

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Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji's four main trails will be charged an entry fee of 4,000 yen ($27) from this summer, ...

Last summer, visitors to Mount Fuji had to pay ¥2,000 (€12.35) to hike up the Yoshida trail. This is the most popular ascent ...

Last year, Yamanashi prefecture — where Mount Fuji is located — introduced a 2,000 yen (Rs 1,144) fee for the Yoshida Trail, ...

A UNESCO World heritage site, Mount Fuji has seen an abundance of tourists from all over the world in recent years.To bring ...

the Yoshida Trail in Yamanashi and the Subashiri, Gotemba and Fujinomiya trails in Shizuoka, according to the Japan Ministry of the Environment. Last season, 204,316 people climbed Mount Fuji ...

YAMANAKAKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Solidified lava from eruptions of Mount Fuji in the distant past offers frightening clues of what awaits if the sacred mountain blows its top again. Researchers ...

FUJI-YOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture—The city government ... to ease congestion caused by foreign tourists flocking to see Mount Fuji. The city proposed an ordinance for the parking-fee plan ...