SHIZUOKA--Mount Fuji will be off-limits during the popular ... The announcement follows Yamanashi Prefecture’s decision to close the Yoshida trail in the prefecture on May 15.
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.
Hikers using the most popular route to climb Mount Fuji -- the Yoshida trail -- this summer will be charged 2,000 yen ($13) each, with entries capped at 4,000 to ease congestion for the first time.