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With its millions of visitors every year and the buses, supply trucks, noodle shops and fridge magnets, Mount Fuji is no longer the peaceful, nature-filled pilgrimage site it once was. Now Japanese authorities have had enough, saying that the number of hikers trekking up the world-famous volcano -- night and day -- are so numerous that it's dangerous and an ecological embarrassment.
With millions of visitors every year along with the buses, supply trucks, noodle shops and fridge magnets, Mount Fuji is no longer the peaceful, scenic pilgrimage site it once was. Now Japanese authorities have had enough, saying that the number of hikers trekking up the world-famous volcano -- night and day -- are so numerous that it's dangerous and an ecological embarrassment. Authorities announced in August that they would impose crowd control measures for the first time if paths got too busy.
The sun sets over Sekiyado Castle in Japan's Ibaraki prefecture, with Mount Fuji sitting serenely in the background.
For a year, the peak of Japan's iconic Mount Fuji has been off-limits over coronavirus, but now hikers are flocking back to catch the spectacular sunrise on this sacred mountain.
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