Don’t underestimate Mount Fuji - Unprepared climbers urged not to take challenge of climb easily, say authorities

Mount Fuji Climbing’s official website stated the climbing season for the mountain to be from early July to early September. - PHOTO: AFP

TOKYO: Unprepared climbers are urged not to take scaling Mount Fuji lightly, amid an increase in their number causing a headache for the Shizuoka prefectural government.

Signs have been installed and multi-language videos created to warn people not to underestimate the challenge in tackling the country’s tallest mountain, reported Japan’s news outlet The Mainichi.