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Mt. Fuji (Page 3)

Japan’s Mt. Fuji convenience store view-blocking screen has finally been taken down, on one condition

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 21, 2024
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Screen was put in place as response to tourists, many from overseas, littering and blocking traffic.

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• (convenience stores • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • overtourism • tourism • travel)

Fourth dead body found on Mt. Fuji in less than one week from climbing season start

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 16, 2024

In less than a week, Shizuoka has seen double the amount of deaths than it has in any entire climbing season in the past five years.

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• (COK • hiking • mountain climbing • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • nature • outdoors)

Three people die on Mt. Fuji less than 24 hours after official start of climbing season

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 12, 2024

Shizuoka opened its trails on Wednesday, and three bodies were found by the next morning.

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• (COK • hiking • mountain climbing • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • nature • outdoors)

Three dead bodies found near summit of Mt. Fuji

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 27, 2024

Search and rescue team goes looking for missing hiker, brings back three bodies.

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• Japan
• (COK • hiking • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji climbing season • Mt. Fuji hiking season • nature • outdoors)

Onsen hot spring with Mt Fuji views has one of the best rotenburo in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 26, 2024

Bathing here is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity you don’t want to miss.

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• Japan
• (Ashigara • Ashigara Onsen • bathing • COK • cool • Fuji • hot springs • Mt. Fuji • onsen • outdoor baths • piano • rotenburo • Seiji Nakazawa • sento • Shizuoka • SNJO • tourism • travel)

Sorakaze: New Hakone sightseeing cruise boat on Lake Ashi is as stunning as the Mt Fuji views

• Oona McGee
  Jun 14, 2024

Complete with a grass deck, this “green park floating on a lake” is a beautiful way to travel.  

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• (Ashinoko • boats • COK • cruise • cruises • Fuji • Hakone • Hakone Shrine • Lake Ashi • Mt. Fuji • nature • sightseeing boats • SNJO • torii • tours • travel)

Brand-new Tokyo condo high-rise to be torn down for blocking view of Mt. Fuji【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 12, 2024

Residents were supposed to start moving in next month.

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• (condominium • crazy • Fujimidori • high-rise • Kunitachi • Mt. Fuji • Sekisui House • society)

Bad-mannered tourists cause chaos at new Mt Fuji viral photo spot, city erects fence to stop them

• Oona McGee
  Jun 1, 2024

Fuji City’s Great Dream Bridge becomes a nightmare for local residents.

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• (bad manners • Fuji • Fuji City • Instagram • Living in Japan • Mt Fuji Great Dream Bridge • Mt. Fuji • news • overcrowding • overtourism • social media • TikTok • tourism • tourists • tourists site • travel)

Mt. Fuji view-blocking screen to combat bad tourist manners might be replaced with another screen

• Casey Baseel
  May 31, 2024

People won’t stop poking holes in the current one, so city is considering a stronger, nicer-looking replacement.

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• (convenience stores • Fujikawaguchiko • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji Lawson • tourism)

Has the Mt Fuji Lawson blackout screen really stopped tourists from taking photos?

• Oona McGee
  May 29, 2024

Visit to Fujikawaguchiko reveals the truth about the tourist situation.

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• (COK • convenience stores • Fuji • Fujikawaguchiko • Instagram • Japanese convenience stores • Kawaguchiko • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • news • overtourism • SNJO • social media • TikTok • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)

Tourists damage Mt Fuji Lawson blackout screen that was meant to stop bad-mannered visitors

• Oona McGee
  May 28, 2024

Bad behaviour continues as sightseers find way to override the system.

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• (convenience stores • Fuji • Fujikawaguchiko • Fujisan • Instagram • Japanese convenience stores • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji Lawson • news • overcrowding • overtourism • social media • TikTok • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)

Mt Fuji Lawson view now blocked by screens, but will it stop bad-mannered tourists?

• SoraNews24
  May 22, 2024

First look at the new screens makes us wonder if this is a good enough deterrent.

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• (convenience stores • Fuji • Instagram • Japanese convenience stores • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • overtourism • social media • TikTok • tourism • tourists • tourists site • travel)

Mt. Fuji-blocking screen installed as response to bad tourist manners to be in place by next week

• Casey Baseel
  May 15, 2024

After initial delay, plan to block view of “Fuji Lawson” is back on track.

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• (convenience stores • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • overtourism • tourism • travel)

Mt. Fuji hiking trail reservation system and advance payment details released

• Casey Baseel
  May 14, 2024

Climbing Mt. Fuji is getting more expensive and more complicated from this summer.

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• (hiking • Mt. Fuji • outdoors • tourism • travel • Yoshida Route)

Enjoy the hydrangeas, birds, and more at Fuji Kachoen Garden Park in Shizuoka Prefecture

• Krista Rogers
  May 7, 2024

While this park at the base of Mt. Fuji offers year-round fun, May is the best season for blooming flowers.

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• (beautiful • birds • flowers • Fuji Kachoen • Fujinomiya • garden • Greenhouse • hydrangea • Mt. Fuji • park • rhododendron • Shizuoka • shop)

“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs

• Casey Baseel
  May 7, 2024

Lawson considering adding private security staff to unexpected tourist attraction.

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• (convenience stores • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • overtourism • tourism • travel)

Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens

• Oona McGee
  Apr 29, 2024

City erects black screens to block Mt Fuji view in dramatic push against overtourism.

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• (bad manners • Fuji Lawson • Fujikawaguchiko • Japan travel • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • news • overcrowding • overtourism • photo spot • sightseeing • tourists • travel)

Toll fees officially added to Mt. Fuji hiking trail

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 6, 2024

Required fees will be in place by the start of hiking season, and probably won’t be the only thing you’ll need to pay for to see the sunrise from the summit.

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• (hiking • Mt. Fuji • nature • tourism • travel • Yoshida Trail)

Peach juice served fresh out the tap at Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport

• Master Blaster
  Feb 12, 2024

Just like mom used to plumb.

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• Japan
• (drinks • faucets • Jewelry Peach • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport • peach juice • peaches • Shizuoka • Shizuoka Marche • travel • Yamanashi Naito Farm)

Entrance fee and gate closing at sundown may be coming to Mt. Fuji’s most popular hiking route

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 1, 2024

Local government plan would aim to prevent crowding and “bullet climbing.”

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• (hiking • Mt. Fuji • nature • tourism • travel • Yoshida Trail)

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