Findings released in 2018 by Akita University and the University of Tokyo also drew considerable attention after layers of volcanic ash from an eruption of Mount Fuji around 2,500 years ago were ...

Record summer heat in Japan is believed to be behind the reason why Mt. Fuji's peak remained snowless for approximately a ...

This 2023 satellite photo shows New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, which is surrounded by a near-perfect circle of deformed trees.

The stunning mountain featured as Mt Fuji in The Last Samurai and Mount Doom in a panoramic shotCredit: Getty The iconic ...

The volcano’s first snow of the season fell in early November 2024—the latest in a 130-year record—only to apparently vanish ...

From popular spots to secret viewpoints, these are the best places to view Mount Fuji and to take the best photos for ...

Mount Fuji, Japan’s tallest mountain, recently experienced its first snowfall after one of the longest snowless stretches in ...

Mount Fuji was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2013, further boosting its appeal. But the distinction came on the ...

It coincides with the day Japan’s first volcano observatory was set up in 1911 on Mount Asamayama, which straddles Gunma and Nagano prefectures. The Sekotsuji district of Fuji in Shizuoka ...

This year marked the latest that snow has ever reappeared on Mount Fuji, an active volcano visible on a clear day from Tokyo. On Oct. 29, the 12,000-foot peak broke a 130-year-old record of snow ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --Snow fell on Japan's iconic Mount Fuji on Wednesday, breaking the longest dry spell since records began atop the peak of the dormant volcano, which at 12,388 feet is the country's ...