As 2024 has seen record-breaking visitor numbers, the iconic mountain is struggling to balance tourism with preservation. In ...
The soaring popularity of a stunning destination in this country has sparked concerns of overtourism, with the local ...
Japan's Shizuoka perfecture is considering charging climbers to Mt Fuji JPY 3,000 ($19) to JPY 5,000 ($30) per head starting ...
Shizuoka Prefecture, one of the two gateways to Mount Fuji, is planning to introduce a new fee structure ranging between ...
More than 300,000 hikers ascend Mount Fuji every year, creating congestion, overcrowding, and pollution on the trails ...
Currently each climber is asked to pay a voluntary fee of 1,000 yen to support conservation efforts. Read more at ...
Entry fees will be used for security personnel expenses and other purposes. The Yamanashi government introduced the entry fee ...
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The prefectural government of Yamanashi plans to raise the entry fee for Mount Fuji climbers from the current ¥2,000 to ...
There is a Japanese saying about this: A wise man will climb Mount Fuji once. Only a fool climbs it twice. I was climbing with my husband and son, at the tail end of an already booked visit to ...
SHIZUOKA, (Japan): Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture plans to charge a toll of between 3,000 yen (US$19.35) and 5,000 yen (US$32.25 ...
The fee will be merged with a separate voluntary charge for conservation cooperation. Read more at straitstimes.com.