Mount Fuji Has No Age Limit for Children: Incident Exposes Gap in 2026 Safety Rules

Mount Fuji climbing with children carries risks Japan’s 2026 rules don’t address: a 48-year-old father left his 7-year-old alone at 2,490 meters on the Fujinomiya Trail after the boy grew tired. The route — Japan’s steepest, with no minimum age requirement — recorded two adult deaths this season