Mt. Fuji Fee Set At ¥1,000

Above, the summit of Mt. Fuji from the timberline. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The experiment started last summer in collecting a ¥1,000 fee from climbers on Mt. Fuji will be re-instituted again this summer.

According to Kyodo News:

Local prefectures on Wednesday agreed to collect a 1,000 yen admission fee from climbers on Mt. Fuji from next summer on a voluntary basis. 

Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, which the volcanic mountain straddles, will allocate the revenue from the scheme to environmental projects and safety measures around the trails to counter the increasing number of climbers, prefectural officials said. 

Upon Mt. Fuji's registration on the UNESCO world heritage site this year, the local authorities are speeding up the measures to accommodate an increased number of climbers, including restoration of toilets and first aid stations along the trails.

The fee is roughtly $10.00 U.S.

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