Shizuoka Prefecture considers collecting fees from Mount Fuji climbers

Japan now becoming third world country that really depend on tourism.

quadruple the fee.

I climbed last Friday-Saturday and I don't understand all the fuss with how "crowded" they are claiming the trail is. It wasn't crowded at all compared to when I climbed Takao in April. Perhaps during peak season? What they are doing currently is enough to stop the over crowdedness so I don't see why they need to do more.

I climbed last Friday-Saturday and I don't understand all the fuss with how "crowded" they are claiming the trail is.

Basically just an excuse to collect more money, with aging population many municipalities try to find a way to increase their income since they can't tax old retiree resident anymore. One of way to create image that trail is crowded and need to be organized.

Mt. Fuji is not just a mountain. It is a sacred mountain. Why is this so hard to understand? Yes, you may climb Mt. Fuji. Just don't destroy it. Don't leave your candy bar wrappers on the ground. Don't treat it like just another big pile of dirt. The fee, especially under the very real circumstances, is, if anything, very modest. Act as your sacred object is what you're on. Ga-ah-ah-ly. Think a little. Won't kill you dead.

@Gene

Most of mountain in Japan are sacred, just create imaginary God and shrine even small one . There you have, a sacred mountain.

To do Everest people need to pay tens of thousands of dollars and yet, the place is packed throughout the climbing season.

Imposing and raising fees will not deter people from going. And sure, you might argue that they money collected "will be used to clean and maintain the mountain." But out of nowhere we might find that all that money went to the construction of a statue of a squid, and someone's pocket.

Mt. Fuji is not just a mountain. It is a sacred mountain. Why is this so hard to understand?

It's just a mountain. Actually, I take that back. It's an active volcano.

Yes, you may climb Mt. Fuji. Just don't destroy it. Don't leave your candy bar wrappers on the ground.

Japanese already did that themselves in the 70's and the 80's. 

Don't treat it like just another big pile of dirt.

There is only dirt and rocks after the tree line. Dirt (volcanic rocks) that smells nasty and gets everywhere in your backpack and clothes. No matter how much I clean my place, I'd always find dirt and pebbles long after the season around the house.

The Hikers Are Scared.

Only for the purpose of cleaning and maintaining the trails.

How many people will climbing it in the Typhoon, probably someone who.has poor judgement

I might be an outlier, but I've never been interested in climbing Fuji. A friend of mine did it and said that a) it's not particularly aesthetic up close (whereas from a distance it's magnificent), and b) it stinks due to all the portable toilets.

Now photographing it, that's a different story. You can't get tired of photographing it...

I might be an outlier, but I've never been interested in climbing Fuji. A friend of mine did it and said that a) it's not particularly aesthetic up close (whereas from a distance it's magnificent), and b) it stinks due to all the portable toilets.

Been twice, and saw the sun come up over the clouds. It was the most at peace I can remember being in a long time. The climb was arduous at times, but worthwhile for me. There were moments when I was completely alone on that mountain, with only an uguisu for company. I hope to go back. I don't mind kicking in a few yen for the experience.

Been twice, and saw the sun come up over the clouds. It was the most at peace I can remember being in a long time. The climb was arduous at times, but worthwhile for me. There were moments when I was completely alone on that mountain, with only an uguisu for company. I hope to go back. I don't mind kicking in a few yen for the experience.

That's great - as long as you mean uguisu as in the bird, not the noisy waving campaign lady!

I went to Shizuoka side this month and there were multiple signs against bullet climbing. During my climb weather got rainy and they were letting people in jeans and regular sneakers up the mountain. Or even with vinyl 100¥ shop rain ponchos. And they still consider bullet climbing to be the issue…