The Latest Breaking News from Yamanashi

Japan introduces new charge for helicopter rescues on Mount Fuji

Yamanashi prefecture’s move comes as off-season climbs increase

The Independent UK · Sep 15

Mount Fuji enforces sweeping new rules including £20 fee for all four trails to tackle overtourism

All four trails now charge a uniform fee for the first time

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025

Japan doubles fee to climb Mount Fuji after pollution and safety concerns

Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture has brought in the toll to protect the UNESCO-designated environment.

Euronews · Mar 17, 2025

Yamanashi Pref. plans to produce hydrogen as regional specialty / Prefecture to take advantage of abundant sunshine

KOFU -- Yamanashi Prefecture, which prides itself on having some of the longest hours of sunshine of any prefecture, is pushing hard for the production of hydrogen using solar power.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 1, 2022

Potential link between bone fragments, missing girl's mom

A family connection could not be ruled out between the DNA in bone fragments discovered near a camping site in Yamanashi Prefecture and the DNA of the mother of a girl who disappeared from the area in 2019, prefectural police said Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · May 12, 2022

Map gathering gold dust from all of Japan finished

KOFU -- A museum in Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture, gathered gold dust from all of the nation's 47 prefectures for 15 years and completed a map of Japan in March, when gold dust from Chiba Prefecture supplied the last piece.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 14, 2022