To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji By: Ayaka Mcgill And Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press Posted: 9:30 AM CDT Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2024 ...

We arrived at Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway. You get another breathtaking view of the calming water and mountains all around you. Then, we walked up a slope to get to the cable cars that would take ...

None worked. The black mesh net, when completed in mid-May, will be 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) high and 20 meters (65.6 feet) long, and will almost completely block the view of Mount Fuji, officials said.

In July, Japan saw a record 3.29 million tourists - with as many as 35 million foreign tourists expected in 2024. The problem of overtourism is not unique to Mount Fuji alone.

Town authorities in Japan’s Fujikawaguchiko have removed a huge black screen that had been blocking an iconic view of Mount Fuji, officials said Tuesday. The screen, installed in late May this ...

None worked. The black mesh net, when completed in mid-May, will be 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) high and 20 meters (65.6 feet) long, and will almost completely block the view of Mount Fuji, officials said.

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—Local authorities have removed a screen blocking an iconic view of Mount Fuji hovering over a convenience store here just three months after installing it.

None worked. The black mesh net, when completed in mid-May, will be 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) high and 20 meters (65.6 feet) long, and will almost completely block the view of Mount Fuji, officials said.