Last year, Yamanashi region -- home to Mount Fuji -- introduced a 2,000 yen ($14) entry fee plus an optional donation for the active volcano's most popular hiking route, the Yoshida Trail.

Preparations and Beginnings. S etting out to conquer Mount Fuji via the Yoshida Trail was a blend of excitement and meticulous planning. The gear list was critical: a dependable pair of hiking ...

Mount Fuji‘s Yoshida Trail, the most-used path to the summit, will begin charging hikers an entrance fee starting in the next hiking season.. The announcement was made by Yamanashi Gov. Kotaro ...

The tallest mountain in Japan and a place of cultural significance, Mount Fuji, announced on Monday a reservation system with a daily limit of 3,000 slots for its most popular trail, the Yoshida ...

Until now, only the Yoshida trail required payment, while the other three remained free. Shizuoka is home to three of Mount Fuji ’s four main climbing trails: Fujinomiya, Subashiri, and Gotemba.

Workers set up a gate at the fifth station for a trail to Mt. Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan, on Monday. The crowd-control gate was installed halfway up the slope on Japan’s ...

Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji's four main trails will be charged an entry fee of 4,000 yen ($27) from this summer, after local authorities passed a bill on Monday. ... the Yoshida Trail.

Workers set up a gate at the 5th station for a trail to Mt. Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan Monday, June 17, 2024. The crowd-control gate was installed halfway up the slope on ...

Yamanashi Prefecture is doubling its ¥2,000 ($14) entry fee for the Yoshida Trail, ... Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji's four main trails will be charged an entry fee of ¥4,000 ...

Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji's four main trails will be charged an entry fee of 4,000 yen ($27) from this summer, after local authorities passed a bill on Monday.

A crowd-control gate was installed halfway up Japan's Mount Fuji on Monday ahead of the July 1 start of this year's climbing season, but the governor of Yamanashi, one of the two prefectures that ...