Overrun Japanese Town Moving Mountain to Block Tourist Photos of Mount Fuji

Christine Stevens
The Haven
Published in
4 min readApr 27, 2024

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No. They are NOT moving Mount Fuji. That is a misreporting of what’s going on in this sweet little town.

The town of Fujikawaguchiko sits at the foot of the Yoshida Trail to Mount Fuji, and it has become ruined by foreign tourists stampeding after the perfect selfie with the snow-capped peak behind. And maybe the moon. That seems really Japanese and mystical. The moon over Mount Fuji.

Pull back, however, and you would reveal thousands and thousands of obnoxious Westerners…

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Christine Stevens
The Haven

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