Japan: Mount Fuji Off-Season Climbers to Pay for Rescues
Yamanashi says rescue charges and mandatory plans will deter reckless off-season climbs, after more than 200,000 hikers attempt Mount Fuji each year.
- On Monday, Yamanashi Prefecture announced plans to charge for helicopter rescues and mandate climbing registration for off-season Mt. Fuji ascents starting next year, aiming to deter reckless climbing.
- Authorities report a rise in off-season climbs, particularly among foreign visitors, often leaving hikers stranded in severe weather and trail conditions that contribute to rescue call-outs.
- Climbers above the 6th Station must submit detailed plans in advance; those requiring rescue without registration will face charges, using an 8,000 yen fee as a reference modeled on Saitama Prefecture.
- Shizuoka Prefecture, governing the southern part of Fuji, compiled a proposal on Monday to make climbing registration mandatory while strengthening efforts to keep climbers out of restricted areas.
- "We ask the general public to refrain from climbing during the off-season," Yamanashi Governor Kotaro Nagasaki said Monday, with the government aiming to enact these measures by September 2027.
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New rules should make poorly prepared climbers think again.
Those who want to climb Japan's Mount Fuji must prepare for new regulations starting next fall. Local authorities intend to deter inexperienced climbers from attempting the climb.
Japan will impose a fee from next year for climbers who attempt to climb Mount Fuji outside the official season and then need a helicopter rescue. The measure aims to curb unprepared and dangerous climbs on one of the country's most famous destinations. Authorities in Yamanashi Prefecture, which administers the northern part of Mount Fuji, have announced a series of new measures to discourage climbers from attempting the climb during months when…
New rules for Fuji - anyone who requests rescue during the off-season will have to pay
The measure is one of several that is intended to prevent ill-prepared climbers from getting stranded on the mountain.
The measure is part of a series of new rules being introduced by the Japanese prefecture of Yamanashi to discourage reckless and ill-prepared hikers or mountaineers.
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