Hot spot: Mount Fuji, seen from Lake Kawaguchiko in Fujikawaguchiko. It continues to attract local and foreign tourists. — Reuters
Japanese authorities seeking to reduce the carbon footprint and overcrowding at Mount Fuji will propose a trackless, rubber-tyred tram system made by China’s CRRC to transport climbers, a person with direct knowledge of the plan said.
The new proposal would replace the original plan to build a light-rail system connecting the base to the fifth hiking station of the popular Yoshida Trail, which goes to the top, after a local city and other parties voiced concern over its environmental and cost impact.
