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A gate is installed on a Mount Fuji trail to control crowds, but governor says more measures needed

TOKYO (AP) — A crowd-control gate was installed halfway up Japan's Mount Fuji on Monday ahead of the July 1 start of this year's climbing season, but the governor of Yamanashi, one of the two ...
Los Angeles Times

Gate installed on Mount Fuji trail to control crowds, but governor wants more done

TOKYO — A crowd-control gate was installed halfway up Japan’s Mount Fuji on Monday ahead of the July 1 start of this year’s climbing season, but the governor of Yamanashi, one of the two prefectures ...

On Mount Fuji, summit udon is a lifesaver

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly said millions of people climb Mount Fuji annually. It is hundreds ...
Stars and Stripes

Mount Fuji climb will cost more through military rec programs thanks to new local hiking fee

Climbing Mount Fuji on a trip sponsored by a U.S. military base will cost more this year as Japan seeks to offset the impact of thousands of visitors to the iconic volcano. Yamanashi prefecture this ...
The Straits Times

Climbers on Mount Fuji’s popular trail drops by 30% following new rules

SHIZUOKA – The number of people climbing Japan’s Mount Fuji via the popular Gotemba trail, on the mountain’s Shizuoka prefecture side, fell more than 30 per cent year on year as at end-August, ...