Mount Fuji, the country’s tallest summit, is revered for its snowy peak. A snowfall reported on Wednesday ended its longest ...

In 1831, the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai immortalized a snow-covered Mount Fuji in the background of his famous ...

Japan's highest mountain has been missing its famous white cap throughout October, after one of the hottest summers on record.

Mount Fuji, a 12,000-foot peak located on the Japanese island of Honshu, is still lacking any measurable snow, extending a ...

In 1995 he made a faultless, famous onsight of The Sphinx Crack (5.13b/c ... After retiring from competitions, in 2003 he left his mark with Flat Mountain in Japan, making an early first ascent of a ...

The first snowfall on Mount Fuji, a Unesco World Heritage site, could be seen from the south-western side of the mountain, according to the Shizuoka branch of the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Nekoma Mountain is an off-the-beaten-path ski resort, especially for international visitors. It's one of the largest slopes in Japan ... many hot springs that are famous for their various healing ...

The famous blue-domed churches of Oia – the ... Mount Fuji is the highest mountain peak in Japan at nearly 12,400 feet tall. The mountain is regarded as an active volcano although it's been ...

Together, Aomori and Sapporo receive a staggering 42 feet of snow per year, creating winter wonderlands in the middle of ...

The word “onigiri” became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year, proof that the humble sticky-rice ball and mainstay of Japanese ... from the sea and mountains, he said.