TOKYO, April 26 — A huge black barrier to block Mount Fuji from view will be installed in a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved...
This viewpoint is particularly popular because the majestic volcano appears behind a Lawson convenience store, which are ubiquitous in Japan . — AFP picTOKYO, April 26 — A huge black barrier to block Mount Fuji from view will be installed in a popular photo spot by Japan ese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists .
It is the latest direct action in Japan against overtourism after residents of Kyoto’s geisha district banned visitors from small private alleys this year.Record numbers of overseas tourists are travelling to the country, where monthly visitors exceeded three million in March for the first time ever.
The mostly non-Japanese tourists are overcrowding a stretch of pavement next to the Lawson shop, he said. Tourism to Japan has been booming since pandemic-era border restrictions were lifted, and the government has been working hard to boost visitor numbers.
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