Mt. Fuji cannot be climbed from Yamanashi side Impact of new coronavirus May 15 18:32

By the way, I could not climb Mt. Fuji from the Yamanashi side. Due to the suspension of the mountain huts on Mt. Fuji due to the new coronavirus, Yamanashi Prefecture decided to close the mountain trails on the Yamanashi side.

The roads that will be closed are the mountain trails and descent trails along the Yoshida route on the Yamanashi side, as well as four forest trails that connect to the trails.

According to the prefecture, in order to prevent the spread of new coronavirus infection, last month, 16 mountain huts on the mountain trail on the Yamanashi side decided to close all this season, so it is safe for mountaineers. It means that we decided to close the road because we could not do it.

The trails and trails will be closed for the entire summer season from July 1st to September 10th, and will be closed in winter thereafter.

In order to restrict access to the mountain trails, the four forest roads connected to the mountain trails should be closed from 16th before winter closure until December 9th. There is no.

According to the prefecture, it is the first time that the trails of Mt. Fuji have been closed for all summer seasons since 1988, when the record remains, so the influence of the new coronavirus on the tourism industry is likely to spread further.