Mount Fuji in Japan is a popular tourist destination. However, overtourism has a negative effect on world heritage. The Japanese government no longer wants to accept this and is now taking action.
In the future, only 4,000 hikers per day will be allowed to climb Mount Fuji via the Yoshida Trail, the most popular route, the Yamanashi region government announced Monday. A ticket should cost about twelve euros.
Tickets for the season, which runs from July to September, can be booked online from May 20. For daily bookings, a minimum of 1,000 tickets must be reserved per day.
The 3,776 meter high peak of Mount Fuji is covered in snow most of the year. In summer, more than 220,000 hikers crowd the steep, rocky slopes every year. Many people undertake the climb at night so they can witness the sunrise from the top.
The regions surrounding Mount Fuji also suffer from the popularity of Japan’s national symbol and the influx of tourists who often travel to take a photo of the peak.
Tourists trample gardens and make a mess in the area
At a particularly popular photo spot, where Mount Fuji appears to rise behind a supermarket, authorities are now planning defensive measures: a huge black privacy screen will block the view of the mountain there in the future. Neighbors had complained that tourists were trampling their properties and littering the area looking for the perfect photo opportunity.
Source: Krone
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