It is also an active volcano. Last week, the Japanese government revised its volcanic hazard map for Mount Fuji for the first time in 17 years. This comes as new data shows that lava flows from a ...

“Craters could arise anywhere on Mount Fuji,” Yoshimoto said. “Combining data on crater locations and wind direction with the hazard map will make it possible to presuppose how lava and ...

In 2021, the Mt. Fuji eruption hazard map was revised for the first time in 17 years, thanks to new findings by researchers studying the past eruptions. In this episode, we'll tag along with one ...

The unique view of "Mount Fuji Lawson" made it a popular photo spot for tourists A barrier that was erected to block a popular view of Mount Fuji has been taken down after successfully deterring ...

KOFU, Yamanashi Prefecture--To ease congestion and improve safety, climbers on Mount Fuji will be asked to stop and wait whenever the trail becomes too crowded, which increases the risk of injury ...

The number of fatalities on Mount Fuji this climbing season has risen, with local authorities warning that inexperience, bad ...

TOKYO — Fewer climbers tackled Mount Fuji during this year’s hiking season, preliminary figures show, after Japanese authorities introduced an entry fee and a daily cap on numbers to fight ...

woodcut in colours, 2014, on Echizen Kizuki Hosho, signed, dated and numbered in pencil, numbered again on the justification, from the edition of 120, published by Adachi Woodcut Prints, Tokyo, ...

It’s Friday night and I’m sat in the corner of a dive bar in Hiroshima sipping a local plum wine and cheering on a group of ...

TOKYO - Fewer climbers tackled Mount Fuji during the hiking season in 2024, preliminary figures show, after Japanese authorities introduced an entry fee and a daily cap on numbers to fight ...

Fewer climbers tackled Mount Fuji during this year's hiking season, preliminary figures show, after Japanese authorities introduced an entry fee and a daily cap on numbers to fight overtourism.