Mount Fuji: Charge and number cap on most popular climbing route

As authorities try to limit the number of people scaling Japan’s famous volcano, those hoping to climb Mount Fuji using its most popular route will soon have to pay a$ 13 ( £10 ) charge.

Between July and September next time, more than 220, 000 people rose.

But officials were forced to take action due to crowded trails, more injuries, and trash left on the road, as well as hikers who were poorly dressed.

Only 4, 000 people per day will become permitted up the Yoshida Trail this time.

More than 60 % of trekkers choose that road, which is easily accessible from Tokyo, as their starting point.

As part of a campaign to stop so-called “bullet climbs,” when individuals attempt the 3, 776- inch ( 12, 388- base ) summit without falls, they will also not be permitted to set off between 16: 00 and 02: 00.

Various organizations had been raising the alarm for some time. A Yamanashi district official, Masatake Izumi, claimed last September that the area was in” a real crisis” and that the numbers were “uncontrollable.”

Local organizations complain that they are forced to pick up trash left behind, and huts along the way are unable to keep up with desire, and photos show the crowded paths.

According to news organization Reuters, Shizuoka district officers received 61 save calls last year. According to authorities, the majority of them were suffering from cold, level illness, or simply being unfit to ascend the Unesco World Heritage site.

All of this being in thinking, Yamanashi Regional Government approved the new regulations on Monday, which will go into effect on July 1st.

Local authorities established Toshiaki Kasai told the news agency AFP,” We started seeing more people after Covid restrictions were lifted. We want them to be well-prepared and dress appropriately for the hills.

Not the only place to introduce fresh regulations to combat overtourism are they.

Venice approved a €5 ( £4.30,$ 5.35 ) tourist fee last year on a trial basis, while Thailand shut down one of its famed beaches for a while to allow it to recover. Phi Phi Leh Island’s Maya Bay was reopened in 2022 with a regular visitor cover.