20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 per day and ... climbers rushed to Japan’s tallest mountain at 3,776 meters in elevation during this year’s climbing season.

The sediment flow stopped at the Osawagawa river sand erosion control facility located at an elevation of 800 meters. A slush avalanche occurs several times a year on Mount Fuji, typically between ...

Every year, around 220,000 people come to climb Mount Fuji, mostly packed into three hectic months between June and August when favourable weather conditions allow for scaling its summit.

The snow-capped peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji has finally formed after the most-delayed snowfall since records began. Its white tip is one of the most iconic sights in Japan, but the volcano’s ...