KOFU, Yamanashi Prefecture--To ease congestion and improve safety, climbers on Mount Fuji will be asked to ... 10 in areas above the fifth station on the Yoshida trail, which is on the Yamanashi ...
Local officials and mountaineering experts are warning against risky climbing practices on Mt. Fuji as more accidents ... a gate about halfway up the Yoshida Trail to the summit.
KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 per day and set up a gate at the fifth station on the Yoshida trail.
To recap, there are four trails that lead to the top of Mount Fuji. The most popular, and easiest to access from Tokyo, is the Yoshida Trail, which starts in Yamanashi Prefecture. The other three ...