In the southern part of the Northern Alps, a demonstration experiment was started on the 18th to solicit a donation of 500 yen per unit from climbers and use it for the maintenance of mountain trails.
In the Northern Alps, mountain lodges are mainly responsible for the maintenance and management of mountain trails, but in recent years, heavy rains have caused damage one after another, and the number of places that need repairs is increasing. It has decreased and it is difficult to bear the maintenance cost.
Under these circumstances, the Ministry of the Environment, local governments, mountain lodge operators, etc. have begun a demonstration experiment to raise a donation of 500 yen per unit and use it for the maintenance cost of mountain trails.
Of these, at Kamikochi in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, the gateway to the Northern Alps, staff from the Ministry of the Environment and mountain guides set up signs calling for donations and handed out cards with payment methods to climbers to cooperate. Was calling.
A woman in her twenties who made a donation said, "I wish I could contribute as much as possible as a mountain trail user."
Masato Morikawa, director of the Chubu Mountain National Park Management Office of the Ministry of the Environment, said, "First of all, I would like you to know how much effort it takes to maintain the mountain trail. I would like you to enjoy this mountain landscape. "
The period of the demonstration experiment is one month from the 18th to the 18th of next month, and donations can be settled online from the dedicated website, or can be paid directly by bank transfer or mountain lodge.