Japan News An ancient Mt. Fuji climbing route is set to be restored in a bid to revive the mountain’s reputation as a “sacred” location. Most climbers who visit Japan’s tallest peak take the Yoshida ...

Our team set out for Japan's highest peak, which rises more than 12,000 feet. ABC News Coordinating Producer Christopher Godburn details his journey climbing Mount Fuji in Japan with his team after ...

One of the most iconic active volcanoes in the world is missing a major aspect of its famous view: snow. Mount Fuji, a 12,000-foot peak located on the Japanese island of Honshu, is still lacking any ...

Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more balance ...

They are scenes few would associate with Japan’s highest peak: human traffic jams, foothills littered with garbage and inappropriately attired hikers – some attempting the ascent in sandals. But these ...

The Aokigahara Forest of Honshu, Japan (also known interchangeably as the Sea of Trees and more insidiously, the Suicide Forest), is famous for its haunting history and reputation, some based on ...

Yep, sure have. And it happened recently in a suburb of Tokyo. A 10-story residential building went up, and neighbors immediately complained that it obstructed their view of famous Mount Fuji, the ...