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Mt. Fuji climbing season ends

Officials close a gate at the fifth station of Mt. Fuji's Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2025, as the climbing season for Japan's highest mountain ends.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season ends

Officials install a closure sign on 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 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 climbing season begins

TOKYO, Japan, July 1 Kyodo - Trail of lights from climbers' headlamps are seen on the Yoshida trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2025. The trail opens the same day, meaning the start of the official climbing season for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Climbers take a selfie with the sunrise atop Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2025, the day the mountain's Yoshida trail opened as the official climbing season began for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Climbers atop Mt. Fuji hail the sunrise on July 1, 2025, the day the mountain's Yoshida trail opened as the official climbing season began for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Climbers atop Mt. Fuji hail the sunrise on July 1, 2025, the day the mountain's Yoshida trail opened as the official climbing season began for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Trail of lights from climbers' headlamps are seen on the Yoshida trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2025. The trail opens the same day, meaning the start of the official climbing season for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Trail of lights from climbers' headlamps are seen on the Yoshida trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2025. The trail opens the same day, meaning the start of the official climbing season for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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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 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 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 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 the Kengamine summit (background) and 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 climbing season

Climbers walk up on Mt. Fuji on June 30, 2024, as the summer climbing season for the highest mountain in Japan is set to officially begin the following day, with the opening of a route on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of the 3,776-meter volcano.(Kyodo)

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JAPAN-MT. FUJI-CLIMBING SEASON

(240701) -- YAMANASHI, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Hikers sort their bags at the Yoshida Trail of Mount Fuji in the prefecture of Yamanashi, Japan, July 1, 2024. The climbing season started Monday at Japan's renowned Mount Fuji with one of the four main hiking trails opened, after a mandatory hiking fee was introduced this year to address overtourism concerns. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-MT. FUJI-CLIMBING SEASON

(240701) -- YAMANASHI, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member checks hikers for their wristbands, the proof of the hiking fee payment, at the Yoshida Trail of Mount Fuji in the prefecture of Yamanashi, Japan, July 1, 2024. The climbing season started Monday at Japan's renowned Mount Fuji with one of the four main hiking trails opened, after a mandatory hiking fee was introduced this year to address overtourism concerns. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-MT. FUJI-CLIMBING SEASON

(240701) -- YAMANASHI, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Hikers pay hiking fees before climbing at the Yoshida Trail of Mount Fuji in the prefecture of Yamanashi, Japan, July 1, 2024. The climbing season started Monday at Japan's renowned Mount Fuji with one of the four main hiking trails opened, after a mandatory hiking fee was introduced this year to address overtourism concerns. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-MT. FUJI-CLIMBING SEASON

(240701) -- YAMANASHI, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 30, 2024 shows a newly-installed gate and a notice at the Yoshida Trail of Mount Fuji in the prefecture of Yamanashi, Japan. The climbing season started Monday at Japan's renowned Mount Fuji with one of the four main hiking trails opened, after a mandatory hiking fee was introduced this year to address overtourism concerns. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-MT. FUJI-CLIMBING SEASON

(240701) -- YAMANASHI, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member helps a hiker wear a wristband, a proof of the hiking fee payment, at a ticket office of the Yoshida Trail of Mount Fuji in the prefecture of Yamanashi, Japan, July 1, 2024. The climbing season started Monday at Japan's renowned Mount Fuji with one of the four main hiking trails opened, after a mandatory hiking fee was introduced this year to address overtourism concerns. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Climbing season begins on Mt. Fuji

Cars wait at the toll gate of the Fuji Subaru Line, a road connecting the Yoshida trail entrance of Mt. Fuji and the foot of the mountain, in Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The summer climbing season for Japan's highest mountain started the same day with the opening of the Yoshida trail, one of the four main hiking trails.

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Climbing season begins on Mt. Fuji

Cars wait at the toll gate of the Fuji Subaru Line, a road connecting the Yoshida trail entrance of Mt. Fuji and the foot of the mountain, in Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The summer climbing season for Japan's highest mountain started the same day with the opening of the Yoshida trail, one of the four main hiking trails.

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Gate set up on Mt. Fuji trail

Photo taken on June 17, 2024, shows a gate at the fifth station of a Mt. Fuji trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side, installed to impose a cap on the daily number of climbers and prevent "bullet climbing," when people attempt to reach the summit and return without spending the night on the mountain, ahead of the summer climbing season starting July 1.

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Gate set up on Mt. Fuji trail

Workers set up a gate at the fifth station of a Mt. Fuji trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side on June 17, 2024, to impose a cap on the daily number of climbers and prevent "bullet climbing," when people attempt to reach the summit and return without spending the night on the mountain, ahead of the summer climbing season starting July 1.

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Gate on Mt. Fuji trail

A gate is installed at the fifth station of a popular Mt. Fuji trail in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 13, 2024, to ease congestion and prevent "bullet climbing," the term used for attempting to reach the summit and return without spending the night near the summit, ahead of the summer climbing season starting July 1.

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Gate on Mt. Fuji trail

Workers install a gate at the fifth station of a popular Mt. Fuji trail in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 13, 2024, to ease congestion and prevent "bullet climbing," the term used for attempting to reach the summit and return without spending the night near the summit, ahead of the summer climbing season starting July 1.

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Gate on Mt. Fuji trail

Workers install a gate at the fifth station of a popular Mt. Fuji trail in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 13, 2024, to ease congestion and prevent "bullet climbing," the term used for attempting to reach the summit and return without spending the night near the summit, ahead of the summer climbing season starting July 1.

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Envoys from 18 countries invited to visit Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - A party consisting of ambassadors to Japan from 18 countries receive a briefing on the natural environment at the 5th station of the Yoshida trail on Mt. Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on Sept. 5, 2014, in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Snow shoveling for opening of Mt. Fuji for climbing

KOFU, Japan - People shovel snow on Mt. Fuji's Yoshidaguchi trail on June 25, 2014, in preparation for the opening of the climbing season.

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Mt. Fuji climbers

TOKYO, Japan - Climbers aim for the summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain (3,776 meters) and a UNESCO world heritage site, around its 8th station on the Yoshida Trail in Yamanashi Prefecture in June 2013. The Japanese Society of Travel Medicine reported June 19, 2014, about 50 percent of children developed symptoms of altitude sickness climbing Mt. Fuji. The survey was conducted on 245 children (5-12 year old) climbing down at the 5th station in August 2012 and 2013.

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Mt. Fuji climbers

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a climbing trail between the sixth and seventh stations of Mt. Fuji that is crowded with climbers on July 6, 2013.

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Mt. Fuji climbers

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a climbing trail between the sixth and seventh stations of Mt. Fuji that is crowded with climbers on July 6, 2013.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News aircraft shows many people on the trail as the climbing season began on Mt. Fuji, a newly declared UNESCO World Heritage site, on July 1, 2013.

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Mt. Fuji

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows climbers on a trail on Mt. Fuji on June 30, 2012, waiting for the summit's opening the following day.

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Season's 1st ski slope opens in Japan

SUSONO, Japan - Skiers and snowboarders enjoy the opening of the first slope of the season at the foot of Mt. Fuji on Oct. 15, 2010. Some people took up the offer of free ski lift tickets for costumed visitors at Snow Town Yeti in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, and held a ''cosplay'' contest. An artificial snow machine system was used to cover the trail, allowing the slope to open despite warm weather.

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Season's 1st ski slope opens in Japan

SUSONO, Japan - Skiers and snowboarders enjoy the opening of the first slope of the season at the foot of Mt. Fuji on Oct. 15, 2010. Some people took up the offer of free ski lift tickets for costumed visitors at Snow Town Yeti in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, and held a ''cosplay'' contest. An artificial snow machine system was used to cover the trail, allowing the slope to open despite warm weather.

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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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Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji race kicks off in central Japan

Runners start the Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji race that circumnavigates Mt. Fuji, in Fujikawaguchiko, central Japan on Sept. 25, 2015. The race, involving 1,363 runners from 32 countries and regions, requires the participants to complete a 168.6-kilometer course across mountains 1,000 meters or higher in less than 46 hours. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamanashi officials check safety of Mt. Fuji trail

Yamanashi prefectural government officials walk up the Yoshidaguchi Trail on the Yamanashi side of Mt. Fuji on June 25, 2015, to check the safety of Japan's tallest mountain ahead of its opening for climbers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season's 1st ski slope opens in Japan

SUSONO, Japan - Skiers and snowboarders enjoy the opening of the first slope of the season at the foot of Mt. Fuji on Oct. 15, 2010. Some people took up the offer of free ski lift tickets for costumed visitors at Snow Town Yeti in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, and held a ''cosplay'' contest. An artificial snow machine system was used to cover the trail, allowing the slope to open despite warm weather. (Kyodo)

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Season's 1st ski slope opens in Japan

SUSONO, Japan - Skiers and snowboarders enjoy the opening of the first slope of the season at the foot of Mt. Fuji on Oct. 15, 2010. Some people took up the offer of free ski lift tickets for costumed visitors at Snow Town Yeti in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, and held a ''cosplay'' contest. An artificial snow machine system was used to cover the trail, allowing the slope to open despite warm weather. (Kyodo)

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Envoys from 18 countries invited to visit Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - A party consisting of ambassadors to Japan from 18 countries receive a briefing on the natural environment at the 5th station of the Yoshida trail on Mt. Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on Sept. 5, 2014, in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Fuji climbers

TOKYO, Japan - Climbers aim for the summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain (3,776 meters) and a UNESCO world heritage site, around its 8th station on the Yoshida Trail in Yamanashi Prefecture in June 2013. The Japanese Society of Travel Medicine reported June 19, 2014, about 50 percent of children developed symptoms of altitude sickness climbing Mt. Fuji. The survey was conducted on 245 children (5-12 year old) climbing down at the 5th station in August 2012 and 2013. (Kyodo)

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Trail running: 165-km Mt. Fuji ultramarathon

Runners start the 165-kilometer Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji, an annual ultramarathon that traverses the trails encircling Japan's tallest mountain, on April 26, 2019, from Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trail running: 165-km Mt. Fuji ultramarathon

Runners start the 165-kilometer Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji, an annual ultramarathon that traverses the trails encircling Japan's tallest mountain, on April 26, 2019, from Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo