A central Japan town plans to put up new fences along a road in front of a Lawson convenience store offering scenic views of Mt. Fuji, local authorities said Friday, aiming to prevent people from ...

On May 24, tourists pressed their cameras into the sheet to see if it was transparent enough to take a photo ... Mount Fuji can be easily seen from multiple prefectures. But the Lawson site ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—A large black plastic sheet was installed in front of a Lawson ... Mount Fuji was perched on the roof of the store. An overseas influencer posted a photo ...

A particularly popular photo location was outside a Lawson convenience store, from where a photograph taken at a particular angle would make it seem as if Mount Fuji was sitting atop the store roof.

Fujikawaguchiko has become overrun with foreign tourists trying to get the perfect photo of Japan’s most famous mountain.

Passang, right, takes groups to the summit. As a child in Nepal, Passang chanced upon an aerial photo of Mt. Fuji in the winter. He was awed by its beauty and wanted to know more about it.