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Tokyo Skytree set to offer breathtaking Diamond Fuji natural phenomenon view this month

• Krista Rogers
  Nov 3, 2026
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The Tokyo landmark is a perfect spot on an ancient ley line of spiritual power to view the sight of Mt. Fuji with a diamond of light on its summit.

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• (beautiful • COK • Diamond Fuji • ley line • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • nature • spiritual • Tokyo Skytree)

Free Mt. Fuji helicopter rescues for offseason hikers are ending in Yamanashi

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 18, 2026

Governor asks offseason hikers to “stop waving around their freedom to climb the mountain as if it’s the only thing that matters.”

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• (hiking • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji climbing season • nature • outdoors • rescue • society)

Mt. Fuji may soon require off-season climbers to register with government or pay for their rescues

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 13, 2026

The question of whether it’s illegal to hike Mt. Fuji in the off-season is complex, and so is the question of who should pay for it.

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• (hiking • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji climbing season • nature • outdoors • society)

German woman rescued from Mt. Fuji after suffering altitude sickness symptoms, hiking to peak anyway

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 22, 2026

Visited same medical center on way up and down the mountain.

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• (climbing Mt. Fuji • COK • hiking • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • outdoors • rescue)

7-year-old boy left behind on Mt. Fuji by his own dad

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 21, 2026

Police not pleased with plan of leaving elementary schooler unattended for hours on Japan’s tallest mountain.

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• (climbing Mt. Fuji • crazy • hiking • kids • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • outdoors • parents • rescue)

99-year-old woman rescued while attempting to climb Mt. Fuji

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 23, 2026

Three-day ascent attempt comes to an abrupt end.

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• (climbing Mt. Fuji • Fujinomiya Trail • hiking • hiking Mt. Fuji • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • nature • outdoors)

Foreign hiker on Mt. Fuji loses consciousness and dies, becoming climbing season’s second fatality

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 22, 2026

European man lost consciousness during Mt. Fuji hike with his son.

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• (climbing Mt. Fuji • Fujinomiya Trail • hiking • hiking Mt. Fuji • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • nature • outdoors)

Hiker needs to be rescued from Mt. Fuji two times in two days, but system is working as intended

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 15, 2026

There have been a lot of dumb hikers needing to be rescued from Japan’s tallest mountain recently, but this time the circumstances are a little different.

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• (COK • hikers • hiking • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji rescue • outdoors • rescue)

New Mt. Fuji overnight bus takes travelers from downtown Tokyo straight to the most popular hiking trail

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 7, 2026

If you’re looking to start your Mt. Fuji hike as early as possible without having to spend the night, here’s how.

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• (buses • highway buses • hiking • Japan travel • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • outdoors • overnight buses • overnight travel • tourism • travel • Yoshida Trail)

Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir

• Elliot Hale
  Jul 2, 2026

Conquer Japan’s tallest mountain in style with a lineup born from the restoration of an ancient pilgrimage path.

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• (COK • Fujimichi • Fujiyoshida • hiking • hiking gear • hiking Mt. Fuji • Mt Fuji hiking • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji hiking trails • Mt. Fuji Re-Style Project • Salomon • Yamanashi • Yoshidaguchi Trail)

Mt Fuji installs new emergency shelters ahead of the 2026 climbing season

• Oona McGee
  Jun 30, 2026

New reinforced shelters are designed to protect climbers from volcanic eruptions, falling rocks and lightning.

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• (2026 climbing season • climbing • climbing Mt. Fuji • Fuji • Fujisan • hiking • mountain climbing • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji climbing season • nature • outdoors • safety • tourism • travel • Yoshida Trail)

“They’ve got be kidding me.” – Mayor in Japan fed up with off-season Mt. Fuji hikers needing rescue

• Casey Baseel
  May 13, 2026

Fujinomiya mayor wants people hiking unopened trails to think about someone other than just themselves.

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• (climbing Mt. Fuji • Fujinomiya • hiking • Mountains • Mt Fuji hiking • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji trails • nature • outdoors • rescue)

Mt. Fuji hot spring inn gets even more beautiful after dark with Firefly Festival

• Casey Baseel
  May 10, 2026

Even when Mt. Fuji is hidden in shadows, there’s still something breathtaking to see here.

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• (beautiful • COK • cool • fireflies • hot springs • hotels • Japan travel • Japanese inns • Mt. Fuji • nature • onsen • ryokan • tourism • travel)

Foreign tourist needs ambulance to pick him up at Mt. Fuji after hiking closed trail

• Casey Baseel
  May 6, 2026

Lack of patience, lack of ability to get home without an ambulance.

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• (Fujinomiya Trail • hiking • Mountains • Mt Fuji hiking • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji trails • nature • outdoors • rescue)

Mt. Fuji decorated with a 500,000-flower pink carpet is Japan’s ultimate spring view

• Elliot Hale
  Apr 10, 2026

With mirrors, art installations, and a Peter Rabbit garden, this festival is the perfect day trip from Tokyo.

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• (beautiful • COK • festival • field sakura • flower festival • flowers • Fuji Five Lakes • Fuji Motosuko Resort • Fuji Shibazakura Festival • Lake Motosu • Mt. Fuji • nature • Shibazakura • tourism • tourist spots • travel • Yamanashi)

Japan now has a “for foreign tourists only” Mt. Fuji sightseeing train[Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 24, 2026

Hokusai Special Train made its first run this month.

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• (Central Japan Railway Company • hokusai • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR • JR Central • JTB • Katsushika Hokusai • Mt. Fuji • overtourism • Sunrise Tours • tourism • trains • travel)

Japan’s most famous Mt. Fuji view park cancels cherry blossom festival because of overtourism

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 5, 2026

In-home trespassing, public urination, and other bad manners bring an end to a local tradition.

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• (Arakurayama Sengen • cherry blossoms • festival • Fujiyoshida • Mt. Fuji • nature • overtourism • parks • sakura)

We suspected this Japanese cable car was an overpriced tourist trip, but we underestimated it

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 18, 2025

We only took this ride to keep a promise to two elementary school girls, but it turned out to be well worth the ticket price.

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• (cable cars • Mt. Fuji • outdoors • P.K. Sanjun • ropeways • Shizuoka • Shizuoka Prefecture • SNJO • tourism • travel)

Eating Japan’s highest-priced Cup Noodle at Japan’s highest place【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 21, 2025

So very, very takai.

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• (COK • cup noodles • cup ramen • food • Go Hatori • hiking • Instant Ramen • Mt. Fuji • outdoors • ramen • SNJO)

What’s it really like to climb Mt Fuji?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 17, 2025

One climber reveals the key to climbing Mt Fuji successfully might be to do it more than once.

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• (climbing • COK • Fuji • hiking • mountain climbing • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji climbing season • Mt. Fuji hiking season • Mt. Fuji hiking trails • outdoors • SNJO • tourism • travel)

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