https://www.alojapan.com/1321252/university-student-rescued-from-mt-fuji-twice-in-one-week-6/ University student rescued from Mt. Fuji twice in one week #MountFuji #MountFujiNews #MountFuji #news #富士山 SHIZUOKA, Japan – A university student has been rescued after falling ill on Mt. Fuji, police said Sunday, the second time in one week that authorities saved the man while climbing Japan’s tallest peak in the off-season. The 27-year-old student from China living in Japan was found near the 8th station on the Fujinomiya trail,

https://www.alojapan.com/1321251/earthquake-alert-automated-3/ Earthquake alert (automated) #MountFuji #MountFujiTopics #MountFuji #富士山 TOKYO – The following is an earthquake alert issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency. * Day and Time: July 14, 2025, 8:32 a.m. Epicenter: Near Tokara Islands. N 29.3 , E 129.4 Depth: 20 kilometers Preliminary magnitude: 4.2 Seismic intensity scale: 4 out of maximum 7 * Note: No tsunami warning issued.

Japan Grapples with Overtourism as Mount Fuji Faces Alarming Waste Crisis, Pushing the Need for Sustainable Travel https://www.byteseu.com/1191685/ #EastAsia #Honshu #Japan #JapanTourism #JapanTravelNews #kyoto #MountFuji #Mt.FujiWasteCrisis #SustainableTravel #Tokyo #UnescoJapan

https://www.alojapan.com/1320694/earthquake-alert-automated/ Earthquake alert (automated) #MountFuji #MountFujiTopics #MountFuji #富士山 TOKYO – The following is an earthquake alert issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency. * Day and Time: July 13, 2025, 5:32 a.m. Epicenter: Near Tokara Islands. N 29.3 , E 129.4 Depth: 20 kilometers Preliminary magnitude: 4.4 Seismic intensity scale: 4 out of maximum 7 * Note: No tsunami warning issued.

https://www.alojapan.com/?p=1320773 Japan imposes measures at Mount Fuji due to tourists influx #Japan #JapanMountFujiOvertourism #MountFuji #MountFujiClimbers #MountFujiOvertourismMeasures #MountFujiTopics #MountFujiTourism #MountFuji #富士山 Fewer climbers tackled Mount Fuji during this year’s hiking season, preliminary figures show, after Japanese authorities introduced an entry fee and a daily cap on numbers to fight overtourism. Online reservations were also brought in this y

https://www.alojapan.com/1320910/earthquake-alert-automated-2/ Earthquake alert (automated) #MountFuji #MountFujiTopics #MountFuji #富士山 TOKYO – The following is an earthquake alert issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency. * Day and Time: July 13, 2025, 8:19 p.m. Epicenter: Near Tokara Islands. N 29.3 , E 129.5 Depth: 10 kilometers Preliminary magnitude: 4.7 Seismic intensity scale: 4 out of maximum 7 * Note: No tsunami warning issued.

https://www.alojapan.com/1320116/japanese-town-combating-tourists-by-building-screen-to-block-view-of-mt-fuji-3/ Japanese town combating tourists by building screen to block view of Mt. Fuji #International #MountFuji #MountFujiTopics #MountFuji #travel #WeirdNews #富士山 Usually towns that are in the middle of a popular tourist spot want to do all they can to cater to tourists. After all, tourism is usually the lifeblood of the area economy in such towns. However, one town in Japan is actually so fed up with tourists that it’s coming up with a method

https://www.alojapan.com/1319994/mt-fuji-opens-on-shizuoka-side-climbers-down-20-from-2024/ Mt. Fuji opens on Shizuoka side, climbers down 20% from 2024 #AsahiShimbun #Japan #MountFuji #MountFujiNews #MountFuji #NationalReport #news #富士山 Mount Fuji opened to climbers using trails originating in Shizuoka Prefecture but fewer people turned out following the introduction of a climbing fee and other restrictions. Shizuoka prefectural authorities announced that 923 climbers started ascending the iconic peak from the Fujinomiya, Gotemba a

https://www.alojapan.com/1319595/mount-fuji-enforces-sweeping-new-rules-including-20-fee-for-all-four-trails-to-tackle-overtourism-3/ Mount Fuji enforces sweeping new rules including £20 fee for all four trails to tackle overtourism #ClimbingTrails #DisruptiveBehaviour #EntranceFee #Fujinomiya #Japan #MountFuji #MountFujiNews #MountFuji #news #YamanashiPrefecture #yoshida #富士山 Japan has introduced sweeping new measures for Mount Fuji’s 2025 climbing season, including a uniform entrance fee of ¥4,000 (around £20) for all four of its main trails. The move, which begins in pha

https://www.alojapan.com/1319562/city-finds-mutual-solution-to-deal-with-hordes-of-mt-fuji-tourists/ City finds mutual solution to deal with hordes of Mt. Fuji tourists #AsahiShimbun #Japan #MountFuji #MountFujiNews #MountFuji #NationalReport #news #富士山 FUJI, Shizuoka Prefecture–A “lawless” zone here overrun by foreign visitors and plagued by bad behavior has been tamed thanks to a multi-government “model” plan to counter overtourism. Now, Fuji city’s coffers are filling up with tourism money, once-angry locals are welcoming guests from abro

Climbing season has begun for Mount Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, joining in Yamanashi Prefecture, whose trail up Japan's highest peak opened to climbers on July 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/mount-fuji-shizuoka-open/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mountfuji #shizuoka #mountains #mountaineering #yamanashi

https://www.alojapan.com/1319013/vox-populi-tips-from-the-19th-century-on-how-to-enjoy-climbing-fuji/ VOX POPULI: Tips from the 19th century on how to enjoy climbing Fuji #AsahiShimbun #Japan #MountFuji #MountFujiNews #MountFuji #news #opinion #VoxPopuli #富士山 John Rutherford Alcock (1809–1897), a British diplomat and writer, served as the first British minister in Japan during the turbulent final years of the Edo Period (1603–1867), as the Tokugawa Shogunate neared its end. He is also remembered as the first foreign national to climb Mount Fu

https://www.alojapan.com/1318977/mount-fuji-opens-to-climbers-on-shizuoka-side/ Mount Fuji opens to climbers on Shizuoka side #MountFuji #MountFujiNews #MountFuji #news #富士山 Climbers go through entry procedures at the fifth station of the Fujinomiya trail on Mount Fuji in the city of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Thursday morning (July 10, 2025). (Photo courtesy of Jiji Press) FUJINOMIYA, Shizuoka Prefecture – Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest peak, opened to climbers on the Shizuoka Prefecture side on Thu

Mount Fuji opens to climbers in Shizuoka

Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Pref. – Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest peak, opened to climbers on the Shizuoka Prefecture side on Thursday. Starting this season, new rules to prevent congestion on mountain trails, including a ¥4,000 ($27) entrance fee per person and a climbing restriction from 2 p.…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1318942/mount-fuji-opens-to-climbers-in-shizuoka/ Mount Fuji opens to climbers in Shizuoka #MountFuji #MountFujiNews #mountaineering #mountains #MountFuji #news #Shizuoka #Yamanashi #富士山 Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Pref. – Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest peak, opened to climbers on the Shizuoka Prefecture side on Thursday. Starting this season, new rules to prevent congestion on mountain trails, including a ¥4,000 ($27) entrance fee per person and a climbing restriction from 2 p.m. to 3 a.m. were intro

https://www.alojapan.com/1318940/2-americans-rescued-from-japans-mount-fuji-prompt-more-calls-for-tougher-rules/ 2 Americans rescued from Japan’s Mount Fuji prompt more calls for tougher rules #FujinomiyaTrail #Hypothermia #Japan #MountFuji #MountFujiTopics #MountFuji #rescue #ShizuokaPrefecture #YoshidaTrail #富士山 Two Americans have had to be rescued from Japan’s Mount Fuji in separate incidents before the official climbing season began on Thursday, prompting renewed calls for tougher penalties on rule-breaking hikers who endanger themselves and drain l

https://www.alojapan.com/1318663/mt-fuji-opens-to-climbers-on-shizuoka-side-2/ Mt. Fuji Opens to Climbers on Shizuoka Side #JijiPress #MountFuji #MountFujiNews #MountFuji #news #富士山 Newsfrom Japan Society Jul 10, 2025 18:54 (JST) Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Pref., July 10 (Jiji Press)–Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest peak, opened to climbers on the Shizuoka Prefecture side on Thursday. Starting this season, new rules to prevent congestion on mountain trails, including a 4,000-yen entry fee per person and traffic restriction from 2

What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji

Sunday, March 19, 1972, looked like the perfect day to climb Mount Fuji. The temperatures were mild, the winds were calm — but forecasts warned of a low-pressure system approaching. That year, Vernal Equinox Day, a public holiday, fell on a Monday. Back whe…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1318592/what-it-takes-to-save-lives-on-mount-fuji/

https://www.alojapan.com/1318592/what-it-takes-to-save-lives-on-mount-fuji/ What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji #hiking #Hokkaido #MountFuji #MountFujiNews #mountaineering #mountains #MountFuji #news #Shizuoka #tourism #Yamanashi #富士山 Sunday, March 19, 1972, looked like the perfect day to climb Mount Fuji. The temperatures were mild, the winds were calm — but forecasts warned of a low-pressure system approaching. That year, Vernal Equinox Day, a public holiday, fell on a Monday. Back when Saturdays were still h

https://www.alojapan.com/?p=1318562 – JIJI PRESS #JijiPress #jiji.com #MountFuji #MountFujiNews #MountFuji #news #富士山 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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