I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japan will start collecting entry fees of ¥2,000 (£10) per head from people climbing the famous volcano to limit the number of trekkers to Mount Fuji ... the practice of “bullet climbing ...

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 ...