About 60 percent of climbers take Mount Fuji's Yoshida trail. From this climbing season, Yamanashi Prefecture began charging 2,000 yen ($13.89) for each climber. An actual figure has not been decided.

KOFU—To reduce the increasing congestion during climbing season, a reservation system for ascending Mount Fuji from the Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture will be introduced this summer ...

Climbing Mount Fuji ... pollution on the trails. According to a report by Reuters, the tram would take trekkers from Fuji’s base to the fifth hiking station of the crowded Yoshida trail, 3.7 ...

Local officials and mountaineering experts are warning against risky climbing practices on Mt. Fuji as more accidents ... a gate about halfway up the Yoshida Trail to the summit.

People hoping to climb Mount Fuji ... the trail - not to mention badly dressed hikers - prompted officials to act. This year, just 4,000 people a day will be allowed up the Yoshida Trail.

Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, attracts a multitude of climbers every year, including visitors from overseas. However, in recent years, congestion on the mountain's trails and inappropriate ...

To recap, there are four trails that lead to the top of Mount Fuji. The most popular, and easiest to access from Tokyo, is the Yoshida Trail, which starts in Yamanashi Prefecture. The other three ...