3 July 2024
Japan has increased the entry fees and restricted the number of visitors to tackle overcrowding on Mount Fuji.
The iconic mountain has attracted record numbers of tourists in recent years, leading to complaints about overcrowding, pollution and unruly behaviour.
This season, no more than 4,000 visitors will be allowed to climb the mountain each day and each will be charged a fee of 2,000 yen (€11.50), nearly twice the rate last year.
The new policy kicked in 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday as a newly installed gate opened halfway up the 3,776-metre-high peak.
