Several of the prints in 36 Views of Mount Fuji. Courtesy Christie's Hokusai’s wide-ranging influence. Japan’s ukiyo-e prints received international acclaim after the country re-opened its ...

Mount Fuji, made famous in ukiyoe, or woodblock prints, of 18th and 19th Century Edo Era masters Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige, is a popular tourist destination.

Mt. Fuji, Japan — Japan's majestic 12,388-foot peak has stirred poets and painters, sent the devout on treacherous pilgrimages up its slopes, and continues to inspire awe and admiration.

Mount Fuji, a 12,000-foot peak located on the Japanese island of Honshu, is still lacking any measurable snow, extending a record for no snow in October, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

MOUNT FUJI, Japan – They trudge up well-trod cinder paths by the thousands, headlamps glowing in the dark, and then settle in, shivering, to await and cheer the sun's blazing ascent over the ...

But these were the first such tests on Mount Fuji - the cone-shaped national symbol immortalized in poetry and woodblock prints for centuries. The volcano is Japan's tallest peak at 12,385 feet.

Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more ...