Mount Fuji Crowding Persists Despite New Climbing Rules

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Despite tightened entry restrictions on Mount Fuji (3,776m above sea level), Japan's highest peak, the number of hikers attempting to reach the summit appears to be steadily increasing. On the 21st, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported that "the number of hikers who visited Mount Fuji during this year's entry period (July 1 to September 10) was tallied at 245,000, which is more than before the introduction of the regulations." With many Japanese people …