FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture—The construction of a gate at the fifth station of Mount Fuji was completed on June 17, two weeks ahead of its use to stop crowds and unsafe climbing of Japan ...

On June 18, ahead of the start of climbing season in July, busloads of tourists, including many from abroad, arrived at the fifth station of Mount Fuji here along the Fuji Subaru Line toll road.

He's spent the past 14 years working on Mt. Fuji, where he leads foreign climbers from the 5th station to the summit about 20 times a month during the summer. So far he has scaled the peak more ...

To make reservations to enter the Yoshida Trail on the Yamanashi side of the mountain, climbers are required to pay an ...

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The number of climbers on Mt. Fuji last year recovered to near pre-pandemic levels. The prefecture will set up a gate at the fifth station at an altitude of 2,300 meters. The gate will be closed ...

Mt Fuji, which straddles Yamanashi and Shizuoka ... However, overcrowding has worsened. "Subaru", the fifth and largest base station, had about four million visitors this summer, a 50% jump ...

A gate was installed at the entrance to the Yoshida Trail, also known as the fifth station, on the Yamanashi side of Mount Fuji, standing at 3,776m. The gate began collecting fees from climbers ...