Photo taken on Sept 10, 2025, shows a Mt. Fuji climbing route on the Shizuoka Prefecture side closed after the climbing season ended. - Photo: Kyodo
SHIZUOKA, (Japan): (Bernama-Kyodo) The number of people getting stranded on Mt. Fuji while climbing from the Shizuoka Prefecture side fell 44 per cent from the previous year, with no deaths reported, after stricter rules were introduced, Kyodo News Agency reported, according to local police.
While the total number of climbers using the prefecture's Fuji trails this season from July through September remained high at around 84,000, just 36 people required assistance, sharply down from the 64 people in the 2024 season, of whom six died, they said.
