Gilles Mingasson Snow-covered Mount Fuji peaks from behind a gas station and amusement park in Fujiyoshida City (pop. 50,000). Gilles Mingasson The sacred mountain, source of spiritual and ...

TOKYO - Gov. Wes Moore, D, on Saturday launched a weeklong mission to promote Maryland as a destination for business to ...

It was more than two weeks before Mt. Fuji stopped erupting ... directly in the path of pyroclastic flows - currents of gas and volcanic debris full of tiny, sharp particles travelling at nearly ...

TOKYO — Hikers planning to summit Mount Fuji — Japan’s highest mountain ... the Yoshida Trail to 4,000 per day and closed the 5th Station gate from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m., except for hikers ...

All residents in the zone from Mount Fuji to Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, just west of Tokyo, should evacuate in the event of a major volcanic eruption at Japan’s tallest peak, an expert ...

Climbing Mt ... stations with clearer signage and better access to essential amenities, so you can focus on the hike without worrying about logistics. One of the biggest changes for 2025 is the focus ...

KOFU—There is still no sign of snow atop Mount Fuji here after two predicted observation days in October yielded nothing. If snow is observed on the mountaintop on Oct. 26, the next potential ...

by KOMO News Staff TOPICS: MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — An 18-year-old man is dead after a shooting at a Mount Vernon Chevron station late Monday ... some of the gas pumps. Police said they believe ...

A gate was installed at the entrance to the Yoshida Trail, also known as the fifth station, on the Yamanashi side of Mount Fuji, standing at 3,776m. The gate began collecting fees from climbers ...

Climbers using the four trails on Mount Fuji will be charged a fee of 4,000 ... Staff will be stationed at the trails’ 5th station to confirm payment has been made.

Staff will be stationed at the trails' 5th station to confirm payment has been made. Revenue from the climbing fees will be used to cover staffing costs and safety measures. The prefecture will stop ...