This photo taken on June 30, 2024 shows a newly-installed gate and a notice at the Yoshida Trail of Mount Fuji in the prefecture of Yamanashi, Japan. The climbing season started Monday at Japan's renowned Mount Fuji with one of the four main hiking trails opened, after a mandatory hiking fee was introduced this year to address overtourism concerns. (Photo: Xinhua)
A staff member helps a hiker wear a wristband, a proof of the hiking fee payment, at a ticket office of the Yoshida Trail of Mount Fuji in the prefecture of Yamanashi, Japan, July 1, 2024. The climbing season started Monday at Japan's renowned Mount Fuji with one of the four main hiking trails opened, after a mandatory hiking fee was introduced this year to address overtourism concerns. (Photo: Xinhua)
A staff member checks hikers for their wristbands, the proof of the hiking fee payment, at the Yoshida Trail of Mount Fuji in the prefecture of Yamanashi, Japan, July 1, 2024. The climbing season started Monday at Japan's renowned Mount Fuji with one of the four main hiking trails opened, after a mandatory hiking fee was introduced this year to address overtourism concerns.(Photo: Xinhua)
Hikers sort their bags at the Yoshida Trail of Mount Fuji in the prefecture of Yamanashi, Japan, July 1, 2024. The climbing season started Monday at Japan's renowned Mount Fuji with one of the four main hiking trails opened, after a mandatory hiking fee was introduced this year to address overtourism concerns.(Photo: Xinhua)