A cherry blossom festival boasting a highly Instagrammable view of Japan's Mount Fuji has been cancelled after residents ...

A pushback against all-time high tourism in Japan has continued with a popular cherry blossom festival cancelled as it ...

City leaders in Fujiyoshida say a surge in badly behaved visitors has forced them to halt the long-running spring event to safeguard residents’ quality of life ...

Due to recent issues caused by tourism, there will be no Cherry Blossom Festival this year at Arakurayama Sengen Park.

Authorities scrap Arakurayama Sengen park cherry blossom festival near Mount Fuji because of tourists trespassing, littering and ‘defecating in private yards’ ...

As Japan’s tallest and most sacred mountain, Mt. Fuji has been the motif depicted in pictures, cultural items, and various other art forms since ancient times. It is also a major destination for ...

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