TOKYO (AP) — Sorry, the display screen is now up — no extra snapping cute pictures of Mount Fuji from a well-liked sidewalk spot within the Japanese city of Fujikawaguchiko.
Often called a spot that gives a few of the greatest views of the enduring Japanese mountain, the city final month began erecting a big black display screen on a stretch of a avenue to dam the view and deter vacationers from overcrowding the place.
A very well-liked photograph location was outdoors a Lawson comfort retailer, from the place {a photograph} taken at a selected angle would make it appear as if Mt. Fuji was sitting atop the shop roof.
The vacationers, principally foreigners, even dubbed the spot “Mt. Fuji Lawson.”
However the townspeople had been sad — guests would block the slim sidewalk, take pictures on the busy street or stroll into neighbors’ properties in pursuit of their shot, officers stated.
On Tuesday, development of the two.5 meter (8.2 toes) excessive black mesh internet — stretching for 20 meters (66 toes) alongside the sidewalk — was accomplished.
Nonetheless, there are different locations vacationers can discover their candy photograph spot.
The Yamanashi prefecture, additionally house to the Yoshida Path — the most well-liked of the 4 routes to summit the three,776-meter (12,300-feet-) excessive mountain — launched a reserving system forward of this 12 months’s Fuji climbing season to ease overcrowding, littering and security dangers.
Beneath the brand new plan, solely as much as 4,000 climbers might be allowed to enter the path per day for a climbing price of two,000 yen (about $18), with an possibility of donating a further 1,000 yen (about $9) for conservation through the climbing season, which begins July 1 and runs till Sept. 10.
Solely these with reservation for an in a single day keep at huts alongside the path are allowed to hike past the fifth of the ten stations between 4 p.m. and three a.m., a measure to cease “bullet climbing,” or speeding to the summit with out ample relaxation, which officers say places lives in danger.
Designated a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage website in 2013, Mt. Fuji was once a spot of pilgrimage.
At this time, it’s well-liked amongst hikers who climb the summit to look at the dawn. However tons of trash left behind, together with plastic bottles, meals and even garments, have grow to be a serious concern.
Over-tourism has additionally grow to be a rising concern at different well-liked vacationer locations equivalent to Kyoto and Kamakura.
Final 12 months, Japan had greater than 25 million guests, and the figures in 2024 are anticipated to surpass almost 32 million, a report from 2019, in keeping with the Japan Nationwide Tourism Group.
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