FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--The hope here is that badly behaved foreign tourists have learned their lesson and ...

The weak yen and the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions have driven a record-breaking tourism boom, with over 30 million ...

The fee will be merged with a separate voluntary charge for conservation cooperation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A 4-year-old girl from Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture had the tip of her finger bitten off by a horse at a commercial ...

Japan's Shizuoka perfecture is considering charging climbers to Mt Fuji JPY 3,000 ($19) to JPY 5,000 ($30) per head starting ...

A central Japan town plans to put up new fences along a road in front of a Lawson convenience store offering scenic views of Mount Fuji, local authorities said Friday, aiming to prevent people from ...

As part of an effort to combat the impact of overtourism on Mount Fuji, the prefecture devised a plan in 2021 that suggested ...

Mount Fuji, which straddles Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan, ...

Shizuoka Prefecture, one of the two gateways to Mount Fuji, is planning to introduce a new fee structure ranging between ...

Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan plans to require people who climb Mt. Fuji to pay a toll starting next season as a way ...

The prefectural government of Yamanashi plans to raise the entry fee for Mount Fuji climbers from the current ¥2,000 to ...