Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not everyone feels cut out to embark on climbing Mt. Fuji. However, a recently opened viewing area at Izu Panorama Park is ...

The early-morning sun has risen, bathing the mountain in gentle rays of light. Mount Fuji, the symbol of Japan, looks like a massive, molten chocolate cake dusted with icing sugar snow. The fluffy ...

Once upon a time, there was a farmer called Visu. He lived in Japan’s Suruga, in the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture and toiled day and night to feed his family. However, the soil was barren, ...

Mount Fuji (Fujisan), Japan's highest mountain (3,776 metres), is covered in snow for about half of the year. (Photo credit: Hannes via Wikimedia Commons) It’s nearly 4 pm. We’ve just driven up a ...