Despite an overall decrease in Mount Fuji climbers this summer, Shizuoka Prefecture has reported a significant increase in ...

The prefecture also requests climbers who have not made lodging reservations to refrain from entering the mountain after 4 p.m. The registration is handled on the Shizuoka prefectural website in ...

Several greenhouses on the slope of the mountain were swept away in ... Video Location: Kuno, Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Video Recording Date/Time: September 2, 2024 ...

Yamanashi Prefecture introduced regulations to reduce dangerous climbing, including nonstop “bullet climbing,” on the increasingly crowded 3,776-meter-high mountain. On the Shizuoka side of ...

The Yamanashi Prefectural Government will consider raising the toll for Mount Fuji's Yoshida Trail, which was introduced this ...

Preliminary data showed that around 200,000 people climbed Japan's tallest mountain in the season ... while neighboring Shizuoka Prefecture will mull similar restrictions. Yamanashi set up a ...

Mount Fuji is seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter flying over Shizuoka Prefecture ... a city where part of the mountain is located said Wednesday. "We've obtained effective results," an ...

Both mountains provide plenty of trails fit for nature enthusiasts ... In addition to the Kakita River in Shizuoka Prefecture and Shimanto River in Kochi Prefecture, the Nagara River is considered one ...

The alpine climate, referred to as mountain climates or highland climates, is characterized by the temperatures of the region. Typically, the mean temperature of months in the alpine climate zones ...

Also known as notches or passes, gaps are the low points in a mountain ridge. Newfound Gap, which sits at an elevation of 5,046 feet, is the lowest drivable pass in the park. Scenic, roughly 30-mi ...

The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general. The US Board of ...

This story was updated to add new information. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. − The highest peak in the sprawling Great Smoky Mountains National Park is dropping the name of a Confederate general in favor of ...