Overrun Japanese town putting up eight-foot barrier to block tourist photos of Mount Fuji
Fujikawaguchiko has become overrun with foreign tourists trying to get the perfect photo of Japan’s most famous mountain.
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Japan's Mount Fuji Has Now Remained Snowless for the Longest Time in Its 130-Year Record
a government official in Yamanashi Prefecture, said to CNN last year. “Fuji-san is screaming out in pain.” ...
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Mt. Fuji climbers flock to Shizuoka after restrictions in Yamanashi
This decline is believed to be due to the newly introduced daily access limit and fee at the Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture, the most popular route taken by over half of all Mount Fuji ...
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Yamanashi to cap Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 per day
KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 per day and set up a gate at the fifth station on the Yoshida trail.