FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Work has begun in a small Japanese town to erect a barrier blocking views of the country's most famous sight, Mount Fuji , after locals complained of bad behavior by photo-hungry tourists.Fujikawaguchiko town began building panels of mesh netting at a spot where unending flows of mostly foreign tourists visit daily to take photos of the majestic mountain sitting behind a Lawson convenience store.
The Fujikawaguchiko town hall has been inundated with telephone calls from Japanese people, many of them non-local residents, who have criticized the move to block the view."It is not that we do not want people to see Mount Fuji. The issue is that there are so many people who are not able to observe basic rules," a town official told AFP.'Basic manners' Having the net barrier is unfortunate but perhaps necessary, area residents say.
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