The Fuji is one of the most popular destinations for mountain climbers. Now, is the highest mountain in Japan is released again for climbing tours. However, the season does not last long.
Tokyo (Reuters) - He is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan: the sacred mountain Fuji. Now all the routes are open to the with 3776 meters the highest mountain in the Asian country.
During the only two-month climbing season, thousands of in single file to climb every day on the Slopes of the volcano high. Alone in the 2017 season, there were a total of approximately 285,000 people, which were right on the Slopes of the mountain.
Japanese say that "a wise man climbs Fuji once, a fool twice". Thanks to its shape, with long, smooth Slopes of the volcano is compared to other three-thousanders, is relatively easy to climb. The climb to the mountain this year to 10. September released.
For 2013, the Fuji, or Fuji-san is in the West because of a false reading of the character for mountain is also under the name "Fujiyama" is known to be a part of world cultural heritage. In order to protect the environment from the annual mass influx and to maintain First-aid stations and toilets along the routes to the peak, was 2014 introduced a voluntary fee of 1000 Yen (around eight euros). So far, we have asked only those climbers who wanted to go to the summit. This year, all walkers are encouraged to pay the voluntary fee.
Date Of Update: 22 July 2019, 12:00
