KOFU—There is still no sign of snow atop Mount Fuji here after two predicted observation days in October yielded nothing. If snow is observed on the mountaintop on Oct. 26, the next potential ...

TOKYO, Japan — Kokichi Akuzawa almost gave up during his trek to become the oldest person to summit Mt. Fuji at age 102, an achievement recognized by Guinness World Records after he reached the top in ...

In addition to being Japan’s tallest and most famous mountain, Mount Fuji is also considered a symbol of prosperity and good fortune. That means that a lot of people will be wanting to get a peek at ...

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly said millions of people climb Mount Fuji annually. It is hundreds ...

Climbers on Mount Fuji wait to see the sunrise on the Kengamine peak, its highest, near the former Mount Fuji Weather Station, pictured at right, on July 24, 2024. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka) In late ...

People climb the steep slope of Mount Fuji on Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Japan. It takes an average hiker five to six hours to reach the summit. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) People climb the steep slope of ...

SHIZUOKA, Japan (AP) — People come from all over Japan to climb to the summit of Mount Fuji to see the sunrise. Buses from Tokyo’s Shinjuku district conveniently drop climbers off at a station located ...

If you've ever wondered what the top of Japan's Mt. Fuji looks like, Google Maps can now show you. Google sent a team equipped with cameras up Mt. Fuji to get a Street View of the summit. They're ...

Rowan Ashley Smith has often been described as "a multi-hyphenate about town." He loves work that connects him to his cultures as a gay, Jewish, multiracial trans man. Before breaking into journalism, ...

A killer game of hide and seek.

An American student who lost the use of his legs in a car accident as a teenager reached the peak of Mt. Fuji on Thursday, the first successful climb of its kind. Keegan Reilly, 22, scaled Japan’s ...