(Tokyo) Authorities in the Japanese city of Fujikawaguchiko promised Thursday to replace a damaged tarpaulin covering Mount Fuji by summer to deter tourists from coming in droves to take photos, officials said Thursday. local media.
The municipality of this city renowned on social networks for the view it offers of Mount Fuji installed this barrier last week, to respond to requests from residents who complained about the hordes of unruly visitors and the waste they left behind. behind them.
At least ten small holes were drilled Tuesday in the black net, 2.5 meters high and 20 meters wide, erected in front of a grocery store with a panoramic view of Mount Fuji.
A new tarpaulin will be installed, made of a stronger material, “as quickly as possible”, before the summer holidays, promised the mayor of Fujikawaguchiko, Hideyuki Watanabe, in comments reported by the daily Asahi Shimbun.
Japan records record number of foreign tourists. Three million people came to visit the country in March, an unprecedented figure at the time.
This flow of travelers is not unanimous, in Japan as in other international tourist sites. Venice, for example, is currently experimenting with paid entry to its city center for visitors who come to spend the day there.
In Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, tourists are accused of bothering the famous geishas, who wander around the city in traditional costume.
As for Mount Fuji, hikers who want to take the most popular route to the summit this summer will have to pay 2,000 yen ($17.50) per person. And entries will be limited to 4,000 per day to avoid too many crowds.