It has inspired countless works of art, including Katsushika Hokusai's famous Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. The mountain ...

including Japanese ukiyoe artist Katsushika Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. Today it attracts hikers who climb to ...

Mt. Fuji is 3,776 meters high ... term that refers to when people hurry through the night to reach the top for sunrise, instead of staying in one of the mountain huts to rest first.

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year's climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday, levying new trail fees and ...

Mt. Fuji filmed in 1949 ... do what's called "bullet climbing," which involves heading to the summit for the sunrise without taking a rest. Officials say that leads to congestion, and can make ...

Tokyo's Skytree is the world's tallest tower, offering views of Mount Fuji on a clear day The Skytree was originally planned to be 610 metres high, but architects went even bigger The structure is ...

KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 ... night to reach the summit before sunrise and then descend without ...