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TOKYO: Japan's beloved Mount Fuji will be closed during this year's summer climbing season to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, officials said Monday (May 18).
AdvertisementAdvertisement"The routes open in summer but this year we will keep them closed from Jul 10 to Sep 10," the only climbing season for Mount Fuji, a Shizuoka prefecture official told AFP.
It welcomed about 236,000 climbers last year, according to the Mount Fuji official website.
Despite Mount Fuji's majesty, many complain about the actual experience of climbing it, citing the crowded hiking trails and difficult terrain.
Perhaps for this reason, a Japanese proverb states: "It is foolish not to climb Mount Fuji once.