New plan would require entry fees for all Mt. Fuji trails and standardize entry time limits.
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In less than a week, Shizuoka has seen double the amount of deaths than it has in any entire climbing season in the past five years.
Pilgrimage town of less than 3,000 residents received almost 1.4 million tourists last year.
Required fees will be in place by the start of hiking season, and probably won’t be the only thing you’ll need to pay for to see the sunrise from the summit.
The real-life version of the newest Slam Dunk movie’s shrine is worth working up a sweat to see.
Almost everyone who visits Nara goes to Kasuga Shrine, but hardly anyone gets there like this.
Ancient cedar trees that inspired Hayao Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli team are just one reason why this forest in Yakushima is so magical.
Data analysis highlights where hikers are most likely to get a little too far off the beaten path.
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