Tourists behaving so badly Japan decides to 'stop them taking photos' of Mount Fuji
An official said it was "regrettable" but that there are "some tourists who can't respect rules".
Snap-happy tourists will be blocked from taking pictures of Japan’s highest mountain Mount Fuji.
The extreme move comes in a bid to prevent badly behaved visitors from getting their Insta-worthy image of the famous Japanese landmark.
A huge barrier will now be put in place - a mesh net that’s 2.5 metres high 20 metres long.
An official from Fujikawaguchiko town said that construction will begin as early as next week.
He said: “It’s regrettable we have to do this, because of some tourists who can’t respect rules,” reports Agence France-Presse.
The official said that tourists are leaving litter behind and ignoring traffic regulations in the town of Fujikawaguchiko.
The photography spot has become so popular as the volcano appears behind a Lawson convenience store which are common in Japan.
Because of this the official, who did not wish to be named, said that “a reputation has spread on social media that this spot is very Japanese, making it a popular photo location.”
Traffic signs and repeated warnings from security guards have been ignored.
Tourism in Japan has absolutely boomed since Covid restrictions were lifted - and the number of monthly visitors exceeded 3 million in March for the first time.
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In summer hikers using Mount Fuji’s most popular route will be charged ¥2,000 each (£10.50) in an attempt to crack down on numbers.
This latest move to control overtourism comes after residents of Kyoto’s geisha district banned visitors from small private alleys this year.
Meanwhile last weekend tens of thousands of angry protesters marched through Tenerife pleading for more to be done to stop overtourism from crippling the island.
With anger on the Canary Islands having reached boiling point, an estimated 50,000 locals took to the streets, with chants of "the Canaries have a limit" being bellowed through megaphones.
Locals taking part in the protest told Express.co.uk that “every nook and cranny” on the island has been taken up by hotels or holiday homes for tourists.
They fear that Tenerife is dying under the strain of pollution from tourism and that locals are enduring impoverished lives in tents, vans and cars as property and rental prices spiral out of control.
