to between 3,000 and 5,000 yen, sources said on Nov 25. The prefecture aims to merge this fee with a separate charge collected on a voluntary basis for conservation cooperation, set at 1,000 yen per ...

KOFU--Yamanashi Prefecture will install cameras on Mount Fuji at two locations including in front of the gate at the fifth station to show interested climbers the current congestion situation. It is ...

The Yamanashi prefectural government is pushing ahead with plans to build a railroad up Mount Fuji despite sharp opposition from a city at the base of Japan’s highest peak. The prefectural government ...

About 2,000 tourists and photographers gathered before dawn on the morning of January 1 to see the first sunrise of the year ...

Many hikers head to climb Mount Fuji after paying the toll at the fifth station of the Yoshida Trail in Yamanashi Prefecture on July 1, 2024. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka) KOFU -- The Yamanashi ...

Yamanashi Prefecture is scrapping plans for a light-rail system on Mount Fuji due to opposition from local residents, Gov. Kotaro Nagasaki announced on Monday. Instead, he proposed a new plan to use a ...

TOKYO — To help curb heavy traffic on Mount Fuji’s most popular hiking route, the local government is increasing its entry fee to 3,000 yen, more than $20. Yoshida Trail is on Yamanashi prefecture’s ...

Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture, a popular starting point for thousands of trekkers at Mount Fuji every year, will impose an entry fee of 2,000 yen (S$18) per person from July 1. The move is aimed at ...

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With one of the most iconic views of Mount Fuji, Arakurayama Sengen Park shouldn’t be missed on trips to Yamanashi Prefecture. For a dash of nature and shrines amidst an incredible backdrop, head to ...

Climbers ascending Mount Fuji from the most commonly used trail in Yamanashi Prefecture will be charged 2,000 yen from this summer to ease congestion at the landmark mountain and to fund safety ...

The prefectural government of Yamanashi plans to raise the entry fee for Mount Fuji climbers from the current ¥2,000 to between ¥3,000 and ¥5,000, sources said Monday. The prefecture aims to merge ...