Climbing Mount Fuji will become more expensive next summer, with Yamanashi Prefecture raising ... Gotemba and Subashiri trails in Shizuoka Prefecture starting next summer, making the restrictions ...

Mount Fuji straddles Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. The new rules along the Yoshida trail have raised concerns that bullet climbers could turn to three trails in Shizuoka Prefecture ...

Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, will launch a pilot service to let pet dogs have fun riding Shinkansen bullet trains ...

Shinkansen cars will be chartered to allow passengers to release their dogs from cages and move around inside the cars with ...

Yamanashi Prefecture, which introduced tolls on Japan's Mount Fuji hiking trails this summer, plans to double the fare from next summer, the Yomiuri Shimbun ...

The Shizuoka government will scrap the existing voluntary "conservation cooperation" fee of ¥1,000 per person. It will not set a limit on the number of climbers. This summer, the Yamanashi ...

Yamanashi officials also plan to close the ... on the amount the prefecture spent for this summer's climbing season. Shizuoka Prefecture, which also has a trail to Mt. Fuji, plans to charge ...

The plan comes as Shizuoka Prefecture ... climbing fees will be used to cover staffing costs and safety measures. Yamanashi Prefecture plans to stop soliciting separate 1,000 yen donations ...

The plan comes as Shizuoka Prefecture ... climbing fees will be used to cover staffing costs and safety measures. Yamanashi Prefecture plans to stop soliciting separate 1,000 yen donations ...