Measures Against Climbing Mt. Fuji in Off-Season Announced by Yamanashi Governor; Implementation Eyed for September 2027
Authorities say the fee and new restrictions aim to deter reckless climbs and reduce rescue call-outs on the mountain.
- In 2024, Yamanashi Prefecture installed a gate on Mount Fuji's Yoshida Trail, introducing a 2,000 yen toll and a 4,000-climber daily cap to manage congestion on the mountain's busiest route.
- Officials implemented the gate to discourage 'bullet climbing,' the practice of summiting overnight without rest, which prefectural officials linked to exhaustion, hypothermia, and rescue call-outs on Fuji.
- Infrared counters tallied 204,316 climbers across all four Fuji trails in 2024, down from 221,322 in 2023, as the Yoshida route lost roughly 22,400 visitors year over year.
- Watching climbers shift to its trails, Shizuoka Prefecture introduced a 4,000 yen charge for 2025 across Subashiri, Gotemba, and Fujinomiya, closing the price gap that made those routes an alternative.
- Addressing off-season safety, Yamanashi Governor Kotaro Nagasaki said, "We hope that these measures will cause people to rethink what climbing Fuji during the winter is like," as authorities now require detailed climbing plans.
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Those who want to climb Japan's Mount Fuji must prepare for new regulations starting next fall. Local authorities intend to deter inexperienced climbers from attempting the climb.
Japan will impose a fee from next year for climbers who attempt to climb Mount Fuji outside the official season and then need a helicopter rescue. The measure aims to curb unprepared and dangerous climbs on one of the country's most famous destinations. Authorities in Yamanashi Prefecture, which administers the northern part of Mount Fuji, have announced a series of new measures to discourage climbers from attempting the climb during months when…
New rules for Fuji - anyone who requests rescue during the off-season will have to pay
The measure is one of several that is intended to prevent ill-prepared climbers from getting stranded on the mountain.
The measure is part of a series of new rules being introduced by the Japanese prefecture of Yamanashi to discourage reckless and ill-prepared hikers or mountaineers.
ANYONE who attempts to climb Mount Fuji in Japan outside of the peak season and requests a helicopter rescue from next year will have to pay for the service.
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