Boy, 7, left alone on Mount Fuji by his own dad

Emily Bashforth | Live News reporter Published August 21, 2026 5:35pm Updated August 21, 2026 5:35pm A schoolboy’s father was scolded by police after abandoning him on Mount Fuji (Picture: Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images) ‘Wait here,’ is what a dad told his seven-year-old son before leaving him alone on Mount Fuji and continuing his hike. The boy had been making his way to the summit with his father and older brother on Thursday morning via the Fujinomiya Trail. He complained of feeling tired at the sixth station, which is at an altitude of approximately 2,490 metres and at least five hours from the summit, but his dad decided not to pause to rest or turn back. Instead, he instructed him to stay put while he carried on the ascent with his other son, a first-year middle school studen