Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emese Maczko is a travel writer covering sustainable travel. Japan's cherry blossom season has become a victim of its own ...

Authorities in the Japanese city of Fujiyoshida have decided to cancel a long-running spring cherry blossom festival at one of the country's most photographed Mount Fuji viewpoints after residents ...

FUJIYOSHIDA – The trouble started with a beautiful photo. Social media was soon awash with the lovely view of Japan's snow-capped Mount Fuji looming over a red pagoda and the short-lived cherry ...

A cherry blossom festival boasting a highly Instagrammable view of Japan's Mount Fuji has been cancelled after residents complained of overtourism fuelled by the weak yen. The city of Fujiyoshida, in ...