Fuji updated the flagship medium-format camera in 2023 with the GFX 100 II. It’s a far more manageable camera due to its reduced size of 152.4 x 103.5 x 73.5mm (6 x 4.07 x 2.89″) and weight of 948g (2.09lb). The extensive, deep grip guarantees stable shooting in any scenario wh...
The previous record for the latest snowcap on Mount Fuji was Oct. 26 -- set in 1955 and 2016, according to the weather agency, which began keeping records in 1894. The Fuji mountain at the Six Hours of Fuji in Gotemba, Japan, Sept, 13, 2024.James Moy Photography...
Camping at Mount Fuji doesn’t get much better than this. The “Flight + glamping experience” package is available to book from 26 July to 23 August 2023, for travel between 13 and 27 October 2023. All listed products, experiences, prices and Asia Miles redemption rates are accurate...
“The Tower . . . transgresses this separation, this habitual divorce ofseeingandbeing seen”; and here he’s thinking of Hokusai and Mount Fuji. Rivière, in his own slightly twee way, is tackling the same problem: of making the tower present but hidden, neither entirely an observer nor...
Summit station at Mount Fuji. Obviously, it was difficult to have a day with a stable weather. But eventually the forecast was good for one single day, and in afternoon July 8th, I rushed toward Shinjuku station in Tokyo and took a bus toward so-called Fifth Station which is at around ...
In 2023, 221,322 people climbed Mt. Fuji, with 137,236 of them using the Yoshida Trail. Why did it take so long to introduce restrictions? The Yoshida Trail was classified as a prefectural road, previously, meaning it required unimpeded access under Japanese law. The trail had to be reca...
This collection of new work by celebrated photographer Takashi Homma approaches one of the most iconic and widely represented images in Japan and the world: Mount Fuji. With its title referencing Hokusai’s famous series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints, Homma evokes his country’s traditions of repre...
The 2023 Mount Fuji climbing season ended on September 10. Kyodo News/Getty Images To improve the visitor experience, officials capped the number of climbers to 4,000 per day for the popular Yoshida trail, says Yamamoto, the national parks specialist. ...
In 2023, a Yamanashi prefectural government official told CNN that overtourism was the single biggest problem on Fuji-san. In addition to the sheer number of additional bodies, he expressed concern about the problems that come along with more visitors, including erosion, litter, increased carbon em...
A tourist takes a photo at the spot in Fujikawaguchiko where the barrier is due to go up. Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images The official, who did not want to give her name, said that there have been ongoing problems with tourists leaving trash and not following traffic rules. Despite signs an...