Mount Fuji
Volcano in Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures
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| 2024 | Dominik Luks, a Czech Republic coach, led the first team to summit Mount Fuji in a record-breaking 3 hours and 36 minutes, climbing in minimal clothing (boots, shorts, caps, and gloves) during sub-zero temperatures and high winds. |
| November 6 2024 | Latest-occurring snowcap formation on Mount Fuji since records began in 1894. |
| May 12 2024 |
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Yudai Uchida sets Ferrari Challenge lap record at Fuji Speedway with a time of 1:41.789 in a Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo
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| March 19 2024 |
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
The Singh collection was auctioned at Christie's, selling for $3.559 million, with proceeds going to Singh's trust.
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| February 2024 | Shizuoka prefectural government announced closure of Subashiri, Gotemba, and Fujinomiya trails, following Yamanashi's overtourism management measures, with exceptions for mountain lodge guests. |
| February 1 2024 | Yamanashi prefectural government imposed a mandatory fee of 2,000 yen ($13) for hikers using the Yoshida trail to address overtourism, with plans to limit daily hikers to 4,000 and restrict trail access between 4 p.m. and 3 a.m. |
| October 7 2023 |
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Anna Inotsume sets TCR Touring Car lap record at Fuji Speedway with a time of 1:47.098 in a Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)
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| September 10 2023 |
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Laurens Vanthoor sets LMDh lap record at Fuji Speedway with a time of 1:30.878 in a Porsche 963
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| January 2023 |
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Dr. Singh acquired the final print to complete his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji collection.
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| October 2022 |
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Opened the Fuji Speedway Hotel and Fuji Motorsports Museum on the west side of the circuit.
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| September 11 2022 |
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Kamui Kobayashi sets LMH (Le Mans Hypercar) lap record at Fuji Speedway with a time of 1:30.735 in a Toyota GR010 Hybrid
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| May 3 2022 |
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Tsubasa Kondo sets Porsche Carrera Cup lap record at Fuji Speedway with a time of 1:40.263 in a Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup
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| April 2022 |
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Toyota announced the construction of the 'Fuji Motorsports Forest' project near the circuit.
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| July 24 2021 |
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Hosted the men's individual road race at the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics, with Richard Carapaz winning gold.
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| 2020 |
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Hosted events for the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic)
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| 2019 |
Aokigahara
A bilingual poetry anthology 'Sea of Trees: Poetic Gateways to Aokigahara' was published by the poets who visited the forest.
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| March 2019 |
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The artwork 'Fine Wind, Clear Morning' was sold at an auction in New York for $507,000, highlighting its significant value in the art market.
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| March 2019 |
Aokigahara
American playwright Kristine Haruna Lee staged the play 'Suicide Forest', addressing suicide in the United States and Japan.
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| September 10 2018 |
Aokigahara
A BBC Radio 4 production featuring four poets traveling to Aokigahara was broadcast.
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| December 2017 |
Aokigahara
Logan Paul uploaded a controversial video documenting his visit to Aokigahara, which included filming a suicide victim's remains.
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| 2016 |
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Dr. Singh continued acquiring iconic pieces of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji collection.
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| 2016 |
Aokigahara
American screenwriter Jason Zada's horror film 'The Forest' was released, set in Aokigahara.
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| 2015 |
Aokigahara
The drama-mystery film 'The Sea of Trees' was released, taking place in Aokigahara forest.
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| 2014 |
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Start of Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia events at the speedway
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| 2014 |
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Dr. Singh began acquiring iconic pieces of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji collection.
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| 2013 |
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Dr. Jitendra V. Singh, a Wharton School professor, began assembling a complete set of the artwork, inspired by his flights to Japan and previous pilgrimages to Mount Everest and Mount Kailash.
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| 2010 |
Aokigahara
Police recorded 54 confirmed suicides out of more than 200 suicide attempts in Aokigahara forest.
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