It's time to “climb Mount Fuji” for free! For climbers hoping to conquer Mount Fuji in Japan. When the Japanese authorities are preparing to consider a fee of 2,000 yen (about 477.75 baht) starting from July this year.
Mr. Kotaro Nagasaki, Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture, Kyodo News reported. Fees are processed. For the route most used by tourists on Mount Fuji. To reduce congestion and fund safety measures.
The proceeds will be used to implement preventive measures. “Walking up and down without stopping” is also called “bullet climbing” because it is used to climb Mount Fuji. In an unsafe practice, climbers attempt to reach the summit of Japan's highest mountain in one go to see the morning sunrise without spending the night on the mountain. Furthermore, the proceeds are used to build shelters in case Mount Fuji erupts.
Latest fees in this plan This will be a new fee separate from the 1,000 yen (about 240 baht) that Mount Fuji climbers are asked to pay to support maintenance of the mountain.
However, for Shizuoka Prefecture, which has three hiking trails, there are no plans to charge any other fees beyond the current fees for conservation purposes.
The famous snow-capped Mount Fuji is open to climbers from July to September. It attracts hundreds of thousands of people who often hike through the night to watch the sunrise. However, some climbers who climb at night suffer from hypothermia. Until he was taken back to the first aid center. Last year, at least one person died while climbing 3,776 metres.
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