Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji reopened on Thursday, July 1 to climbers for the summer season after being closed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Yoshida trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of Japan’s highest peak was opened with strict virus countermeasures in place. It is the most popular of the four routes up the 3,776-meter World Heritage Site.
Japan’s
national symbol was officially named a UNESCO World Heritage site on June 22,
2013.
There are stringent measures in place as part of efforts to
reduce the risk of coronavirus infections. Visitors will be asked to fill out
health check forms and have their temperature checked before being allowed to
climb the mountain.
The Fuji Subaru Line, a tollway running halfway up the
mountain is usually open 24 hours but has shortened its operating hours from 3
a.m. to 6 p.m. to reduce the number of climbers who try to make quick overnight
ascents.
Mountain lodges along the trail have also taken measures to
help prevent the spread of infections. These include installing partitions in
sleeping areas and limiting the number of people allowed to stay in order to
follow social distancing rules.
Last year in 2020, both Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures closed
all four routes for the first time since 1960 in response to the coronavirus
pandemic.
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