It was destined to slash journey times as the world's fast bullet train ... for the fastest train, reaching a top speed of 374 miles per hour during a test run near Mount Fuji.

After riding the rails around the world, I was eager to try Japan's bullet ... the train's motion to be too fast to enjoy the scenery. Before my trip, I had read lots of tips for seeing Mount ...

Yamanashi Prefecture has abandoned plans for a Mount Fuji railway ... tentatively called Fuji Tram, will run on hydrogen fuel cells and rubber wheels. It will look like a train with two cars ...

Six people have died on Mount Fuji in just the first month of the ... p.m. to 3 a.m. to prevent the dangerous practice known as “bullet climbing.” This involves climbers attempting to ...

But those living near Mount Fuji say the influx has become unsustainable ... reduce the number of people trying to do what's called "bullet climbing," which involves heading to the summit for ...

The JR group of six train operators contends that previous fares were set when there were fewer bullet-train destinations ... a hot spring area close to Mount Fuji – over 16 days, using a ...

On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Japan's Mount Fuji depositing dozens ... any day to ask for an update. "Bullet climbing", where climbers attempt ...