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Mount Fuji’s snowcap finally forms after breaking worrying 130-year record

Mount Fuji and its white peak are a national symbol of Japan, and was once a place of pilgrimage (Picture: Kyodo via Reuters) The snow-capped peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji has finally formed after the ...
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Mount Fuji FINALLY gets snow back - after longest delay in 130 years

Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to Japan to take in the majestic views of Mount Fuji's snow-capped peak. But visitors were in for a surprise this year, as Japan's highest peak ...
Daily Mail

Mount Fuji FINALLY gets its famous snowcap back: Snow is spotted on Japan's mountain more than a month later than usual - marking the longest delay in 130 years

Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to Japan to take in the majestic views of Mount Fuji's snow-capped peak. But visitors were in for a surprise this year, as Japan's highest peak ...
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Mount Fuji to charge US$13, cap daily climbers to 4,000 people on the Yoshida Trail, with help of online booking system

An online booking system for Mount Fuji’s most popular trail was announced on Monday by Japanese authorities trying to fight overtourism on the active volcano. Japan’s highest mountain has become ...
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Climbing Mount Fuji will now require a $27 fee and a test

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 ...
Daily Mail

Japan takes glamping to new heights: It's a long way to go, but these posh tents have wine cellars, hot springs and views of Mount Fuji

It is all going so well, this stroll through the Aokigahara forest in the foothills of Mount Fuji, when our guide, Makoto, stops beside an old tree and points to scratches on the bark. 'This shows a ...