A Japanese town with breathtaking views of Mount Fuji has become so overrun with selfie-taking tourists that it is putting up a barrier to block the picturesque vista of the sacred mountain.

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan (Reuters) - On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Japan's Mount Fuji depositing dozens of lightly dressed foreign tourists in front of ...

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly said millions of people climb Mount Fuji annually. It is hundreds of thousands. The article also misspelled Taiyokan. MOUNT FUJI, Japan - The ...

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain standing at 3776 metres tall. In this spring image, the mountain can be seen coated in pure white snow. This ...

Mount Fuji, Japan (CNN) — They are scenes few would associate with Japan’s highest peak: human traffic jams, foothills littered with garbage and inappropriately attired hikers – some attempting the ...

Tokyo (CNN) — Large clouds of smoke billow from Japan’s most famous mountain. In no time, volcanic ash spreads to the heavily populated capital of Tokyo, fogging up the air and blanketing buildings ...

Join us on an unforgettable journey across Japan as we take one of the country’s most scenic train routes to see the legendary Mt. Fuji. The adventure begins in Tokyo, where sleek trains whisk us away ...

Exploring Japan by train to see Mount Fuji felt like the perfect travel adventure, combining smooth rail travel, beautiful scenery, and the excitement of chasing one of the most iconic views in the ...