August 11 is "Mountain Day" in Japan and increasing numbers of people are celebrating by climbing Mount Fuji, where crowd control safety measures are starting.
Tourism may still be curtailed by COVID-19, but the Mount Fuji trails are opening between July1 and July 10, and will stay open until September 10...
This acclaimed mountaineer and environmentalist wants to see Japan make preparations to protect the country and its people from disaster when that happens.
For Tokyo University, the main objective is to use the technology developed for local problem solving. But the team is also aiming to contribute to JAXA’s...
The nation’s most treasured mountain sees hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. Some spoil its beauty for all by ignoring guidelines, climbing unprepared, leaving trash.
On the site of a former lakeside resort hotel, the new location offers fresh air and inspiring views, and helps the local economy as the company...
Despite COVID-19, the new “living laboratory” smart city project broke ground right on schedule, in full view of Mount Fuji, under the watchful eyes of Toyota...
~~ A magnificent sunset sinks behind Mount Fuji. The two “number ones in Japan” become silhouettes and merge over the orange canvas. In a residential neighborhood...
Feature image: Mountain Climbers (1833) by Katsushika Hokusai Part 4 of a series marking the artist’s 260th anniversary Other parts of the series: Introduction to a series on...
A working committee of the Japanese government’s Central Disaster Management Council, chaired by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, released a report on March 31 on the...
When you think of a famous mountain in Japan, which one comes to mind? The answer is, almost universally, Mount Fuji, and perhaps rightly so. Japan,...
When you think of Japan, what comes to mind? Thousands of people scrambling across Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo? The beautiful temples and shrines in Kyoto?...
