Mount Fuji and the area surrounding the mountain have been very popular of late with tourists. Large numbers of foreign visitors gather to take photos of Mount Fuji in residential areas and other places which are not developed as tourist spots. These tourists, therefore, find themselves more frequently driving on unfamiliar narrow roads. - Pixabay
KOFU: Traffic accidents caused by rental cars driven by foreign tourists have been rapidly increasing in areas of Yamanashi prefecture around the foot of Mount Fuji.
In 2024, the number of such traffic accidents was about 800, nearly double the number that occurred in the previous year.
