China News Service, May 18, according to Kyodo News, Shizuoka, Japan officially announced on the 18th that the three Fuji mountain hiking trails managed by the county will be between July 10 and September 10, which is equivalent to the opening period. Within a month, the section from the 5th head (ie halfway up the mountain) to the summit is not open. The move was due to fears that the concentration of climbers would cause the spread of the new crown epidemic, and all mountain huts on the hiking trails would also be closed.

  Earlier, Yamanashi Prefecture announced on the 15th that the "Yoshida Line" on the side of the county is not open during this period, and it is expected that Mount Fuji will be closed this summer.

Data map: Mount Fuji, Japan.

  The Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures stated that they closed all 4 hiking trails during the opening of the mountain from July to September, at least for the first time since 1960 when Shizuoka Prefecture began to manage 3 hiking trails.

  In Shizuoka Prefecture, there are three hiking trails: "Gotemba Line", "Take Line", and "Fujinomiya Line". The county believes that there is a high risk of infection in mountain huts and hiking trails where mountaineers are dense.

  According to Shizuoka Prefecture, there were a total of 235,000 climbers during the mountain opening last summer. Among them, there were about 85,000 climbers on the 3 hiking trails on the side of the county. The county is also discussing the extension of the closure period for the three prefecture roads that link the foothills and the 5th purpose "Fuji Mountain Skyline".

  The Mountain Cabin Association on the Fujinomiya Line on the Shizuoka Prefecture side has decided to close all mountain cottages this summer. The association had previously proposed to Shizuoka Prefecture not to open the Fujinomiya Line this summer on the grounds that it is difficult to ensure the safety of climbers.

  The Mountain Cabin Association on the Yoshida Line on the Yamanashi Prefecture also decided to close all 16 cottages.

  Although it is impossible to prohibit mountaineering according to regulations, etc., Shizuoka Prefecture stated that it could not ensure the safety of the hiking trail, and strongly called for avoiding mountaineering. In addition, the county road leading to the mountain entrance also blocks the entrance and closes it, making it practically difficult to climb.