FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan — A town in central Japan mounted a large mesh barrier at a popular viewing spot for Mount Fuji on Tuesday, in an attempt to deter photo-taking by an ever-growing number of tourists.
Japan's most famous mountain can be seen for miles around, but residents of Fuji kawaguchiko are fed up with streams of mostly foreign visitors littering, trespassing and breaking traffic rules in their hunt for a photo to share on social media.Parking illegally and ignoring a smoking ban, they would cram a pavement to shoot the snow-capped mountain, which soars photogenically into the sky from behind a convenience store, residents said.
worker installs a mesh barrier to block the view of Mount Fuji emerging from behind a convenience store in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi prefecture, central Japan, on May 21, 2024. AFP PHOTOWorkers began putting the black net measuring 2.5x20 meters in place on Tuesday, and by late morning they were already done, an Agence France-Presse reporter at the scene said.
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