To see Mt. Fuji you don’t go all the way there. The best views are had from a small mountain resort town called Hakone ... vans and tour buses headed up the mountain. It took forever to get ...

FUJI-YOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture—Restrictions on private vehicles on the roads to Mount Fuji during the climbing season may soon be expanded to include large tour buses and taxis. Authorities ...

The special tour has become so popular that tickets sell ... the flight offers panoramic views of Mount Fuji, the Japan Alps, Kurobe Dam and other landmarks for 60 to 90 minutes.

Mount Fuji is taking another step toward curbing overtourism by doubling its entry fee this summer. A bill passed last week set an entrance fee of ¥4,000 (about $26.66) for hikers wanting to ...

On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Japan's Mount Fuji depositing dozens of lightly dressed foreign tourists in front of souvenir shops and restaurants.