"Join me for an unforgettable experience spending the night in a mountain lodge on Japan’s sacred summit! From stunning views to the vibrant festival atmosphere, discover the magic of this ...

This multimodal route through the country’s Northern Alps is a great alternative to the similar journey around Mount Fuji — and one which attracts far fewer visitors.

I’m not a mountain climber and I’m not particularly fond of hiking, so the decision to do so at age 59 was somewhat hard to explain. There was something about Fuji.

At 414 metres high, it’s a tiny mountain by most standards. Yet almost all Japanese people intend to make this easygoing day-hike pilgrimage at least once in their lives.

Men have died, and worms have eaten them, But not for love.This cynical couplet from Shakespeare's As You Like It would shock the traditionalists of Japan, who cherish in song and story the tales ...

Three Israelis, snowboarders, got stuck Monday evening in Japan's Hida Mountains, near the town of Hakuba. The boarders deviated from their route and have been stuck for over 12 hours. Night fell ...

After the sun arrives at its solstice point, it will begin to migrate back toward the south and the amount of daylight in the ...

Of Mount Fuji’s 10 hiking stations, the fifth (called “Gogome”) is located roughly halfway up the 3,776-meter (12,388-foot) mountain. It receives 90% of the mountain’s visitors, most whom ...

Ask just about anyone when they want to go to Ginzan Onsen, and they’ll say “Winter.” That’s a fine choice, too. Yamagata is one of Japan’s most northern prefectures, and the way Ginzan Onsen looks ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). For travellers looking to explore the peaks of Japan, it doesn’t get much better than the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, an ...

Of Mount Fuji’s 10 hiking stations, the fifth (called “Gogome”) is located roughly halfway up the 3,776-meter (12,388-foot) mountain. It receives 90% of the mountain’s visitors, most whom ...