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[Breaking News]Mt. Fuji climbing season

TOKYO, Japan, July 1 Kyodo - Climbers head to the top of Mt. Fuji along the Yoshida route on July 1, 2026. The route in Yamanashi Prefecture, as well as the Subashiri route in Shizuoka Prefecture, opened the same day for the start of the official climbing season through Sept. 10. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Fuji climbing season

Climbers head to the top of Mt. Fuji along the Yoshida route in Yamanashi Prefecture on July 1, 2026. The route, as well as the Subashiri route in Shizuoka Prefecture, opened the same day for the start of the official climbing season through Sept. 10.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season

Climbers head to the top of Mt. Fuji along the Yoshida route on July 1, 2026. The route in Yamanashi Prefecture, as well as the Subashiri route in Shizuoka Prefecture, opened the same day for the start of the official climbing season through Sept. 10.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season ends

Climbers go down Mt. Fuji's Fujinomiya trail in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2025, as the climbing season for Japan's highest mountain ends.

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Mt. Fuji opens Shizuoka route

Climbers head to the top of Mt. Fuji along the Fujinomiya route on July 10, 2025, as the route in Shizuoka Prefecture on Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, opened the same day along with two other routes, following the July 1 opening of the Yamanashi Prefecture-side route. All routes are open through Sept. 10. (Kyodo), ==Kyodo

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Mt. Fuji opens Shizuoka route

Climbers head to the top of Mt. Fuji along the Fujinomiya route on July 10, 2025, as the route in Shizuoka Prefecture on Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, opened the same day along with two other routes, following the July 1 opening of the Yamanashi Prefecture-side route. All routes are open through Sept. 10. (Kyodo), ==Kyodo

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Gate on Mt. Fuji trail closed as climbing season ends

Security officers close a gate at the fifth station of a Mt. Fuji trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side after the climbing season ended on Sept. 10, 2024. The gate was installed on June 17 to impose a cap on the daily number of climbers and prevent "bullet climbing," when people attempt to reach the summit and descend without spending a night on the mountain.

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Gate on Mt. Fuji trail closed as climbing season ends

Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2024, shows a gate at the fifth station of a Mt. Fuji trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side after it had been closed as the climbing season ended the same day. The gate was installed on June 17 to impose a cap on the daily number of climbers and prevent "bullet climbing," when people attempt to reach the summit and descend without spending a night on the mountain.

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Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers on the summit of the Yoshida trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers walking around the crater of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers lining up to take a photo on the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers flocking around mountain lodges on the summit of the Yoshida trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season peaks. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers flocking around mountain lodges on the summit of the Yoshida trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season peaks. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers lining up to take a photo on the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers lining up to take a photo on the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers on the summit of the Yoshida trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers on the summit of the Yoshida trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers walking around the crater of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers on the summit of the Yoshida trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers on the summit of the Fujinomiya trail of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers walking around the crater of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers lining up to take a photo on the Kengamine summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as its climbing season reaches its peak. The 3,776-meter mountain in central Japan straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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10 climbers die on Hokkaido mountains

SAPPORO, Japan - Climbers wait to be rescued by helicopter near the top of 2,141-meter Mt. Tomuraushi in central Hokkaido on July 17. A total of 10 climbers have died on Mt. Tomuraushi and the 2,052-meter Mt. Biei in the Taisetsu mountain range since July 16.

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10 climbers die on Hokkaido mountains

SAPPORO, Japan - A police helicopter flies over 2,141-meter Mt. Tomuraushi in central Hokkaido on July 17 on a mission to rescue climbers. A total of 10 climbers have died on Mt. Tomuraushi and the 2,052-meter Mt. Biei in the Taisetsu mountain range since July 16.

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Mt. Fuji

Climbers ascend on Mt. Fuji from the Shizuoka Prefecture side on July 10, 2021, as all three climbing routes from the side open the same day, following the July 1 opening of the Yamanashi Prefecture-side route. The highest mountain in Japan was closed to the public during the previous summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Mt. Fuji

Climbers have their temperatures checked before heading up Mt. Fuji from the Shizuoka Prefecture side on the opening day for all three climbing routes from the side on July 10, 2021. The highest mountain in Japan was closed to the public during the previous summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Mt. Fuji

Climbers ascend on Mt. Fuji from the Shizuoka Prefecture side on July 10, 2021, as all three climbing routes from the side open the same day, following the July 1 opening of the Yamanashi Prefecture-side route. The highest mountain in Japan was closed to the public during the previous summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Climbing season begins on Mt. Fuji trails in Shizuoka

Climbers walk on the Fujinomiya trail for Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 10, 2016, as the climbing season begins with no-entry signs removed from three trials in the prefecture for the 3,776-meter volcano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10 climbers die on Hokkaido mountains

SAPPORO, Japan - A police helicopter flies over 2,141-meter Mt. Tomuraushi in central Hokkaido on July 17 on a mission to rescue climbers. A total of 10 climbers have died on Mt. Tomuraushi and the 2,052-meter Mt. Biei in the Taisetsu mountain range since July 16. (Kyodo)

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10 climbers die on Hokkaido mountains

SAPPORO, Japan - Climbers wait to be rescued by helicopter near the top of 2,141-meter Mt. Tomuraushi in central Hokkaido on July 17. A total of 10 climbers have died on Mt. Tomuraushi and the 2,052-meter Mt. Biei in the Taisetsu mountain range since July 16. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Fuji trails open in Shizuoka

Climbers walk on the Fujinomiya trail for Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 10, 2018, as the climbing season begins in the prefecture for the 3,776-meter volcano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Fuji trails open in Shizuoka

Climbers walk on the Fujinomiya trail for Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 10, 2018, as the climbing season begins in the prefecture for the 3,776-meter volcano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Climbing season begins on Mt. Fuji trails in Shizuoka

Climbers walk along the Fujinomiya trail up Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 10, 2017, the first day of the year's climbing season. The 3,776-meter volcano will be accessible to climbers until Sept. 10, via three trails from the Shizuoka side, as well as one from the Yamanashi Prefecture side that opened July 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Climbing season begins on Mt. Fuji trails in Shizuoka

Climbers walk along the Fujinomiya trail up Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 10, 2017, the first day of the year's climbing season. The 3,776-meter volcano will be accessible to climbers until Sept. 10, via three trails from the Shizuoka side, as well as one from the Yamanashi Prefecture side that opened July 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Climbers camp on night before Mountain Day holiday

Photo shows climbers spending a night under a star-filled sky at the Karasawa campsite in the Japan Alps on Aug. 10, 2016, just before the newly introduced Mountain Day national holiday. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo