MOUNT FUJI: Japan’s Mount Fuji is no longer the serene pilgrimage site it once was due to the millions of visitors it receives annually as well as the buses, offer cars, soup stores, and fridge magnets.
Authorities claim that the number of hikers climbing the world-famous mountain day and night is dangerous and an natural shame because they have had enough.
The regional governor declared last week that Mount Fuji is screaming.
In 2013, UNESCO added the” globally recognized symbol of Japan” to its World Heritage List, praising its religious significance and its ideas to designers.
However, the moniker has been both a gift and an evil, as has occurred in locations like Bruges in Belgium or Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
The number of visitors more than doubled between 2012 and 2019 to reach 5.1 million, and that only applies to the Yamanashi province.
DAY AND EVENING
On their way up the 3, 776-meter rock, a stream of people trudges through the dark volcanic grit not just during the evening.
Long lines of people climb upward at day carrying torches as they ascend to see the sun.
The primary starting place is a parking lot that is only accessible by car or bus from Tokyo, which is about 100 kilometers away.