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Direct bus service between Mishima, Mt. Fuji's Fujinomiya Trail to enable day-trip climbing

NUMAZU, Shizuoka -- Direct bus services connecting Mishima Station in the city of Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, and the fifth station of Mount Fuji's Fujinomiya Trail will be operated for the first ...

2 Climbers Airlifted to the Hospital After Falling Over 1,300 Feet on Forbidden Trail Route

At around 3 p.m. local time on Monday, March 9, local police responded to reports that two foreign climbers, a man and a woman, fell near the seventh station on the Fujinomiya Trail of Japan's highest ...
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Mount Fuji climb will cost more through military rec programs thanks to new local hiking fee

Climbing Mount Fuji on a trip sponsored by a U.S. military base will cost more this year as Japan seeks to offset the impact of thousands of visitors to the iconic volcano. Yamanashi prefecture this ...