TOKYO — One of the most iconic sights of Japan, seen on many travel posters, postcards (if you still send those!) and online, is Mt. Fuji, a 12,000-foot high mountain that’s about 100 miles ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) raised the volcanic alert level for Mount Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, before dawn on May 19, ...

TOKYO — Japanese authorities raised the volcanic alert for Mount Hakone, a popular tourist spot south-west of Tokyo, this morning (May 6), anticipating a possible small eruption that could ...

The main attraction in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park is arguably Lake Ashi (commonly shortened from Ashinoko). This enchanting caldera lake was formed over 3,000 years ago after the eruption of Mt ...

Mount Fuji rises beyond Satta Pass, one of several stops along the Tokaido road, which once stretched 319 miles from Tokyo to Kyoto. Photograph by Yuga Kurita, Getty Images By Rob Goss ...

Hakone is a resort town near Tokyo, famous for its hot springs. But looming over the town is Mount Hakone, an active volcano. Japan's Meteorological Agency raised its volcanic alert level for the ...

For many Japanese people, Hakone Ekiden — the long-distance road relay from central Tokyo to the foothills of Mount Fuji and back — has become an essential part of oshōgatsu (New Year’s ...