The government of this central Japan city will introduce a system that automatically translates and displays conversations on ...

Come summer of 2025, Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture may charge a Mount Fuji climbers fee entrance of up to HKD 251.

Though kitschy and chaotic, a museum in the theme park at an onsen resort here offers a one-of-a-kind experience that can’t ...

Japanese cities to raise ‘onsen tax’ as visitors flock to traditional hot baths - Higher taxes aim to fund conservation ...

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

Police in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 63-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a 14-year-old boy by grabbing and pulling his hair. According to police, the incident occurred ...

With Mount Fuji straddling Yamanashi and the neighbouring prefecture of Shizuoka, the Shizuoka Prefectural Government is also ...

According to sources, Shizuoka Prefecture is considering three proposals for an entrance fee on the Shizuoka side of ...

SHIZUOKA, (Japan): Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture plans to charge a toll of between 3,000 yen (US$19.35) and 5,000 yen (US$32.25 ...

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 ...

Currently each climber is asked to pay a voluntary fee of 1,000 yen to support conservation efforts. Read more at ...