Mt. Fuji will levy a toll (TV Yamanashi).
Overseas Network, February 1 According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency on February 1**, Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture** plans to start this summer's Mt. Fuji mountaineering season, and levy a toll fee of 2,000 yen (about 98 yuan) on the mountain trail "Yoshida Route" on the side of Yamanashi Prefecture.
Yamanashi Prefecture** said it plans to use the money collected for safety measures, such as avoiding crowding on the mountain, preventing night climbing, and building evacuation facilities for volcanic eruptions. The prefecture** will set up a gate at the trailhead of the 5th station of Mt. Fuji and collect tolls. The bill will be tabled with the county council in February.
Yamanashi Prefecture** said in December 2023 that in order to prevent tourists from climbing at night, it will make a rule that Mt. Fuji will be closed to traffic from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. during the opening period (July 1 to September 10), and the maximum number of climbers per day will be 4,000.
According to data from Japan's Ministry of the Environment, in the summer of 2023, 221322 climbers passed the 8th station during the opening period of Mt. Fuji, about the same number as in 2019. (Overseas Network Wang Shanning).
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