Starting with the new tourist season ... implementing these changes to manage excessive tourism. Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectural authorities in Japan have decided to introduce entry fees ...

AFP via Getty Images Visitors from far and wide have been traveling to Japan, with the country breaking a tourism record in 2024. Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, projections indicated that nearly 33.4 ...

Japan also announced last year new regulations and a tourist tax for climbing Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, due to overcrowding. Still, the experts who spoke to BI said Japan should ...