Japan's Mt. Fuji Considering Entrance Fee Up to 5,000 Yen Starting Next Summer

Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan is considering imposing a climbing fee of up to 5,000 yen (approximately 45,000 won) for Mount Fuji, which is also popular among Korean tourists.

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According to local media such as Asahi TV on the 19th, Shizuoka Prefecture is currently reviewing three options for the climbing fee?3,000 yen, 4,000 yen, and 5,000 yen?with the goal of implementing it from next summer. Instead, the "Mount Fuji Conservation Cooperation Fee" (1,000 yen per person), which climbers have voluntarily paid under the pretext of environmental preservation, will be abolished. Additionally, night climbing will be restricted from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. the following day. All of these measures are expected to be included in the related ordinance to be submitted to the prefectural assembly in February next year.

Shizuoka Prefecture reportedly decided to introduce the same policy by referring to the positive effects of climbing fees and night traffic restrictions implemented by Yamanashi Prefecture, which borders Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji, located between Yamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture in central Honshu, opens its trails to the summit for about two months from early July to early September each year. There are three climbing routes on the Shizuoka side. In the case of Yamanashi Prefecture, a climbing fee of 2,000 yen (approximately 18,000 won) per person has already been imposed since July, along with restrictions on night climbing after 4 p.m.