Mount Fuji is one of the iconic symbols of Japan, a source of inspiration for ... Last week, the Japanese government revised its volcanic hazard map for Mount Fuji for the first time in 17 years.

An observation map by the meteorological ... announces the first snowfall on Mount Fuji every year -- a marker that winter ...

Get your maps and pencils ready because we will ... of lava with religious rituals at the shrine. Climbing Japan's iconic Mount Fuji is prohibited for most of the year. This is due to its ...

Interest in climbing Mt. Fuji is soaring. But experts say only highly skilled and well-prepared hikers should attempt to scale Japan's iconic peak off-season. The four trails leading to the summit ...

The new plan reflects a 2021 update on volcanic hazard maps of ... Hikers at Mount Fuji’s fifth station or higher will be instructed to descend from the mountain when the Japan Meteorological ...