"I want to try climbing Mt. Fuji once in my life."Late last December. It all started when a friend suddenly said that at our ...
Japan’s most famous climb has entered a new era. When Mount Fuji’s 2026 season opened at the start of July, it did so under the most unified set of rules in the mountain’s modern history: a 4,000-yen ...
The climb doesn’t reveal its difficulty all at once. It starts slowly, before sunrise, where the trail winds through thick forest and long stretches of volcanic rock. A few hours in, the temperature ...
The sun rises as seen from the summit of Mount Fuji, Oyama, Japan, on Sept. 4, 2026.
YOKOSUKA, Japan — For many stationed at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), the towering silhouette of Mount Fuji is a daily reminder of the adventures that await in Japan. Each summer, the ...