Mount Fuji is introducing new rules from the 2024 climbing season onwards, including trail fees and daily caps on climbers. The measures, which come into effect on July 1, aim to protect both hikers and the environment, in the face of “overtourism”. Here’s what you need to know.

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== LINKS ==
Official Mt. Fuji website: www.fujisan-climb.jp/en/
Yoshida Trail Permit Reservation: fujisan-climb.jp/en/news/240513_yoshida_trail_rese…
Shizuoka Prefecture Trail Registration: www.kkday.com/en-us/product/173225

== CHAPTERS ==
0:00 Intro
0:23 Mt. Fuji's trails and climbing season
1:39 Permit system and caps on the Yoshida Trail
2:43 No climbing after 4pm without hut reservation
3:51 Rules on Mt. Fuji's Shizuoka trails
4:40 Mountain hut reservations
5:07 Items to bring for climbing Mt. Fuji

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Intro sequence by the most talented Peter Laugesen

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