There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits to touring vineyards on the mountain’s slopes.

There was no sunrise, no 60-mile view to ... He described the journey up and down Fuji as a “proper hike.” I told him I’d seen the mountain hundreds of times in paintings or in photographs ...

Many tourists who arrive in Japan put climbing Mount Fuji high on their list of things ... hurry through the night to reach the top for sunrise, instead of staying in one of the mountain huts ...

Climbers atop the 3,776-meter summit of Mount Fuji expressed ... sky on July 1 as the climbing season for Japan's tallest peak kicked off. “This is the most beautiful sunrise I’ve ever ...

Japan’s Mount Fuji is implementing a daily visitor ... come during less crowded times like on weekdays or after sunrise. The climbing season for Mount Fuji typically lasts from July to September.

KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount ... climbing,” where trekkers start their ascent at night to reach the summit before sunrise ...

When Mount Fuji's climbing season opens in July ... "bullet climbing," which involves heading to the summit for the sunrise without taking a rest. Officials say that leads to congestion, and ...

Last year, Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the two prefectures in which Mount Fuji stands, introduced a mandatory hiking fee for those heading up the symbol of Japan. Now Shizuoka, the other prefecture ...