Climbers must now pass the test before climbing Mount Fuji

and A large number Hikers in need of medical treatment assist When climbing Mount Fuji every year, Shizuoka prefecture officials decided to make sure people are ready before they start to rise. Starting this year, climbers in Shizuoka – including Fujiwara, Gotemba and Subashiri Trail – Will have to be there participate In a short course, with video. Testing covers security question and environmental protection. Hopefully this new measure will help protect Mount Fuji’s fragile ecosystem and reduce accidents.

Hikers are charged 4,000 yen to climb Mount Fuji

To stop overcrowding, Shizuoka’s official council recently passed a decree to reduce its voluntary ¥1,000 protection fee, i.e. those planning to climb volcanoes and replace it with a mandatory ¥4,000 admission fee for all climbers. It is similar to Yamanashi Prefecture’s plan to charge 4,000 yen on the popular Yoshida Trail. Last year, a fee of 2,000 yen was introduced. However, in December, the county council announced that prices would double. In addition, to prevent “bullet climbing”, there are only four trails booked in the mountains between 2 pm and 3 AM.

Worries about crowding

The total number of hikers climbing Mount Fuji in 2024 was 204,316, a 7.7% decrease from last summer. However, this is still the traffic volume of Japanese authorities. In addition, the number of climbers on Fujiwara, Subashiri and Gotemba Trails increased by 6.4%. “There are no other peaks in Japan that attract many people in more than two months. So there must be some restrictions to ensure their safety,” said Shizuoka Prefecture official Natsuko Sodoyama.

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