Mount Fuji’s iconic snowcap belatedly made an appearance this week following the longest snow-free stretch in recorded history. Photos shared by local authorities and residents on Wednesday showed a ...

A huge black screen was installed in Fujikawaguchiko, a small town visited by tourists hoping to capture Mount Fuji Mt Fuji is seen through a hole on a black screen installed across from a convenience ...

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The town of Fujikawaguchiko has had enough of tourists. Known for a number of scenic photo spots that offer a near-perfect shot of Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, the town on Tuesday began constructing a ...

Japan's Fujikawaguchiko residents were upset that tourists would block the narrow sidewalk, take Mount Fuji photos on the busy road or enter private properties. A Japanese town on Tuesday mount a ...

TOKYO — A Japanese town that erected a huge black screen last week in an attempt to stop tourists from snapping photos of Mount Fuji and overcrowding the area has discovered holes in the screen and is ...

A tall metal fence will be built to control unruly tourists who have annoyed residents at a popular Mount Fuji photo spot. It follows the erection last month of a black screen in a nearby town to ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Japan (Reuters) - Officials in a Japanese town are erecting a 2.5-meter (8.2 ft) high barrier to block a view of Mount Fuji and obstruct a photo spot that has been attracting so many ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Foreign visitor numbers have dropped off since a huge black sheet was erected May 21 on a sidewalk here following complaints about the behavior of tourists ...

Authorities in a Japanese town completed the installation of a large mesh barrier on Tuesday that blocks off the view of Mount Fuji, a deliberate move to discourage badly behaved tourists from taking ...

A Japanese town at the foot of Mount Fuji is putting up a barrier around a shop to stop tourists from taking photographs outside it, with the famous landmark as the backdrop. Fujikawaguchiko has ...