Japan’s Mt. Fuji to collect climbing fees

Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture said it will launch an online system to regulate the number of people who climb Mt. Fuji. The system will become accessible from 20th May through the official website for climbers, which is operated by the Environment Ministry and Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. 

Starting from this year’s summer climbing season, which begins on 1st July. The system will be used to limit the number of climbers to 4,000 per day and collect about 12.8 dollars, from each person. The measure is aimed at protecting the environment and preventing accidents. The system will initially accept reservations for this year’s summer season, which runs from 1st July through 10th September.