Mt. Fuji rock fall accident Masonry near the summit restricted by ropes August 27, 15:58
In response to a rockfall accident at Mt. Fuji on the 26th, Yamanashi Prefecture has received information that several people were climbing the masonry near the summit on the site at the time of the accident. In order to prevent further falling rocks, we took new measures to restrict entry, such as to pull a rope from the morning of the 27th.
Around 5:00 am on the 26th, a rock fall hit a Russian woman living in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, about 200 meters from the summit of Mt. Fuji.
According to the prefecture, during the time when the accident occurred, information that multiple people were climbing the masonry at the shrine site near the top of the mountain on the site was sent.
It is said that there is no sighting information that stones have been destroyed or dropped, but Yamanashi Prefecture has a risk of further falling rocks, so as an emergency measure on the 27th in the morning, a rope about 20 meters long was put in front of the masonry We ’ve added a new tag that restricts access by attaching a tag that calls for not entering.
Yamanashi Prefecture says, “I don't know if the fall rock actually came from the masonry, but because there is information that the area is very crowded with people watching the light, etc., I did it as a safety measure.”