Why Yamanashi gave up building a light-rail system on Mount Fuji
4 days ago · Yamanashi Prefecture is scrapping plans for a light-rail system on Mount Fuji due to opposition from local residents, Gov. Kotaro Nagasaki announced on Monday. Instead, he proposed a new plan to ...
Yamanashi ends Mt. Fuji railway plan, looks into rubber-tire tram
4 days ago · Yamanashi Prefecture might also expand the Fuji Tram system for use on other ordinary roads and locations. (This article was written by Shin Toyohira and Norikazu Miyake.) Related News
Yamanashi officially scraps Fuji railway plan as it looks to Chinese ...
4 days ago · Yamanashi Prefecture has scrapped plans to build a light railway part-way up Mount Fuji and is instead considering a Chinese-made cross between a bus and a tram, a Gov. Kotaro Nagasaki said Monday.
Japan's Mount Fuji eyes China-made tram to transport hikers, …
6 days ago · Yamanashi prefecture plans to use locally produced hydrogen to power the tram, the source said. The transit system is expected to slash the project's cost by as much as 40% from the roughly 140 ...
Mount Fuji: Authorities install crowd-control gate to limit tourists ...
Jun 18, 2024 · TOKYO (AP) — A crowd-control gate was installed halfway up Japan’s Mount Fuji on Monday ahead of the July 1 start of this year’s climbing season, but the governor of Yamanashi, one of the two prefectures that are home to the mountain, said additional measures are needed to control overcrowding on its lower slopes.
Japanese town quietly removes its Fuji-blocking barrier | CNN
Aug 22, 2024 · Fujikawaguchiko, in Yamanashi prefecture east of Tokyo, has a population of about 10,000 people and marks the beginning of one of the most popular hiking trails up Mount Fuji.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
Apr 26, 2024 · The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store...
Yamanashi to cap Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 per day
Dec 21, 2023 · KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 per day and set up a gate at the fifth station on the Yoshida trail.
To fight Mt. Fuji crowding: Cap on climbers, reservations
May 14, 2024 · With foreign visitors pouring into Japan and many hoping to climb iconic Mt. Fuji, officials in Yamanashi Pref. are setting their first-ever cap on climbers and encouraging reservations.
Town in Japan builds screen to block Mount Fuji | AP News
Apr 30, 2024 · Tourists are packed at a train and bus station Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Fujikawaguchiko town, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. The town of Fujikawaguchiko, known for a number of popular photo spots for Japan’s trademark of Mt. Fuji, on Tuesday began to set up a huge black screen on a stretch of sidewalk to block view of the mountain in ...