US EditionMount Fuji hikers to be charged $27 on all trails
- Hikers on Mount Fuji will now pay an entry fee of 4,000 yen for all trails starting this summer, as approved by the Shizuoka prefectural assembly.
- The Yamanashi region will also double its fee to 4,000 yen for the Yoshida Trail during the climbing season amid concerns about overcrowding.
- Access to Shizuoka's trails will be restricted from 2 p.m. To 3 a.m. To discourage non-stop climbing attempts, and this rule will start on May 9.
- The revenue from these fees will finance staffing costs and safety measures, according to officials.
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Mt. Fuji Entry Fee to Be Raised to ¥4,000 in Shizuoka Pref., with Yamanashi Pref. Levying Same Fee for Yoshida Trail
The Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly has passed an ordinance that will require a ¥4,000 entry fee to climb Mt. Fuji from this summer. Specifically, the fees will apply to the Fujinomiya, Subashiri and Gotemba trails in the prefecture.
·Japan
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Mount Fuji climbers to be charged ¥4,000 on all trails
Hikers attempting any of Mount Fuji's four main trails will be charged an entry fee of 4,000 yen from this summer, after local authorities passed a bill on Monday. A record influx of foreign tourists to Japan has sparked alarm about overcrowding on the nation's highest mountain, a once-peaceful pilgrimage…
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