August 11th is Mountain Day.
In Gifu and Mie prefectures, visitors were encouraged to climb mountains safely.
In front of the "Shin-Hotaka Climbing Guidance Center" in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, which is the trailhead for the Northern Alps on the Gifu side, many climbers came early in the morning in a light rain, and prefectural officials and the police issued climbing reports. Called for submission and safe climbing.
A climber from Fukuoka Prefecture said, "It's raining, so I'm going to watch my step and climb."
According to the police, 28 people were in distress in the Northern Alps on the Gifu side by the 9th, which is 10 more than the same time last year.
Katsunori Yamagishi, head of the mountain disaster and volcano countermeasures office in Gifu Prefecture, said, "Climbing reports are important not only in the event of a disaster, but also for safe climbing that matches your ability, so please submit it." was
In addition, in Mie Prefecture, councils made up of police and local mountaineering federations called for safe climbing at four locations, including the starting point for the Suzuka Mountains on the border with Shiga Prefecture.
At the trailhead of Mt. Gozaisho in Komono Town, people heading to the mountain were asked, "Did you submit a mountain climbing notification?" I was on my way to the mountain trail.
A woman in her 70s who visited from Suzuka said, ``She has been lost in the mountains before, so she decided to be careful again.''
According to the police, in Mie Prefecture, there were 42 mountain disasters until last month, 11 more than the same period last year, 4 people died and 1 person is missing. .
In addition, more than 80% of the people who were in distress did not submit a climbing notification.
Masayuki Kato, chairman of the Mie Prefecture Mountain and Sport Climbing Federation, said, "Mt. Gozaisho is not so high and there is a ropeway, so some people come in light clothes, but I want them to be well prepared."