Travelers who are thinking Pay a 4,000 yen entry ($ 27, 24 euros), twice what was paid last year.
This was announced on Monday 17/3 local authorities.
Already last year, Yamanashi’s prefecture – where is Mount Fuj – set a rate of 2,000 yen and a 4,000 people daily quota From July to September to access the path called Yoshida, the most popular towards the active volcano.
Shizuoka’s neighboring prefecture also decided to collect the same sum to hikers who wanted to climb the other three roads that lead to the summit, which were now free.
“No other mountain of Japan attracts so many people In just over two months. Some restrictions to guarantee the security “of visitors are necessary, said Natsuko Sodeyama, an official from the Shizuoka region.
Mount Fuji is the highest in Japan, with 3,776 meters. In 2024, 204,316 people accessed Mount Fuji, less than the 221,322 of 2023, the Ministry of Environment said.
Mount Fuji is snow covered much of the yearso tourism is concentrated during the summer. The hikers climb, especially, to enjoy dawn from the top.
The mountain, which is distinguished by its symmetrywas immortalized in numerous works of art, including the stamp “The Great Ola of Kanagawa”, by the painter Hokusai.
In 2024 Japan registered a record of foreign touristswith 36.8 million visitors, which generates a lot of concern in relation to the consequences of the high traveler movement in some destinationssuch as the city of Kyoto that seeks strategies to fight mass tourism.