The previous view from the sidewalk gave the appearance that Mount Fuji was perched on the roof of the store. An overseas influencer posted a photo of the view on social media in autumn 2022.

One blogger described it as the “prettiest convenience store with a Mount Fuji view”. But the area outside ... on the opposite side of the road from the store, and has had to erect a fence ...

Japan set to charge Mount Fuji climbers entry fees on all trails to curb overtourism - Shizuoka prefecture to impose charges ...

and occasionally the 100 or so visitors were practically standing on the side of the two-lane road, coming close to colliding with a passing bus. On a clear day, 3,776-meter Mount Fuji appears to ...

Local officials and mountaineering experts are warning against risky climbing practices on Mt. Fuji as more accidents have occurred in recent years. Four hikers died there just before the season's ...