hiking

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

So very, very takai.

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Bear encounter prevention app growing in popularity in Japan

BowBear hopes you’ll see no bear.

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What’s it really like to climb Mt Fuji?

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

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Mountain climber in Nagano reaches summit and throws back out tying shoelaces

Another case for Back to the Future auto shoes.

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All Mt. Fuji summit trails are now closed as hiking season ends

But as one season of Fuji fun ends, another is just beginning.

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Everything you need to know about climbing Japan’s second-highest volcano

With a historical pilgrimage route and a skyline road above the clouds, Mt. Ontake offers a journey through culture, spirituality, and breathtaking nature.

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Mt Fuji climbers will now be refused entry if they don’t wear proper clothing

Rangers given new powers to deny entry to those who come ill-prepared. 

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We both do and do not recommend hiking to Tokyo’s beautiful mountain beer garden in midsummer

The experience isn’t all mountain views and cold drinks.

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Two Americans decide to hike Mt. Fuji before trails open, both need rescues on back-to-back days

In separate instances, man in sandals and woman who’d never been to Mt. Fuji before both require emergency assistance to get off Japan’s tallest mountain.

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How to climb Mt. Fuji in 2025

All of Mt. Fuji’s four hiking trails are now open, and all of them have new rules this year.

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British couple in shorts, T-shirt call for rescue from Japanese mountain, say it’s too cold for them to move

Once again, foreign nationals need help after taking the risks of mountain hiking too lightly.

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Angry Japanese mayor wants off-season Mt. Fuji hikers to pay costs of their rescue operations

They are taking Mt. Fuji too lightly.”

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A daytime visit to Tokyo’s “station of despair” to look for demon lairs【Photos】

Just because this trip to Otsuki didn’t go as planned doesn’t mean it didn’t go well.

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Hiker needs to be rescued from Mt. Fuji twice in five days for very dumb reason

After helicopter evacuation, college student returns to pick up something he left behind, gets himself stuck again.

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Mt. Fuji climbing reservation website is now open, and here’s how to reserve your spot

Reservations and per-person hiking fees are now mandatory for the Yoshida Trail.

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Gacha Toilets aim to offer Japanese mountain climbers relief and trinkets

I gacha toilet right ‘ere, pal!

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Cost to climb Mt. Fuji doubles, some hikers may have to pass test before getting on trail

Price to climb Mt Fuji doubles from Yamanashi side, Shizuoka side to charge tolls for first time.

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Mt Fuji Radar Dome Museum puts you inside a blizzard at the summit

A simulation for the summit-curious that’ll literally blow you away.

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Price to climb Mt. Fuji will double, trail gates will close earlier if new plan is approved

New plan would require entry fees for all Mt. Fuji trails and standardize entry time limits.

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A trip to see the breathtaking mountain beauty of Nagano’s Kamikochi【Part 2】

The second day of a gorgeous getaway from the concrete jungle of Tokyo.

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