Climbing Japan’s Mount Fuji was the experience of a lifetime, one I’ll never forget (photos) ... Don’t forget gloves and a knit hat, or earmuffs. We also had good hiking boots.

Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more ...

We climbed Mount Fuji in Japan, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the 35th-tallest mountain in the world. Here is what we learned.

Every year, around 200,000 adventurous souls try their luck scaling the one and only Mt. Fuji. Even though climbing Japan's iconic mountain is prohibited for most of the year, people still flock ...

FUJI-YOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture—The climbing season on Mount Fuji kicked off on July 1 with the opening of the Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.

As Mount Fuji’s popularity has soared in recent years, officials have become increasingly worried about overcrowding and dangerous climbing practices on the 12,400-foot mountain.

To try and bring more balance to this popular tourist attraction, Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures – who share Mount Fuji – have instituted new rules ahead of the 2025 climbing season, which ...

Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more balance ...

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan.But it has also become a ...