Japanese town overrun with tourists puts up view-blocking barrier near Mount Fuji | CNN
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The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has erected a giant black net to block views of Mount Fuji, a reaction to the town’s huge popularity on Instagram and other social media platforms.

The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has erected a giant black net to block views of Mount Fuji, a reaction to the town’s huge popularity on Instagram and other social media platforms.

“It is regrettable that we had to take such measures,” a local official told CNN last month, when the town’s council decided to block the most popular Fuji views with a 66-foot-long (20-meter) black screen, which was erected on May 21.

The small town in Yamanashi prefecture has become the center of an international controversy in recent weeks. A specific viewpoint in Fujikawaguchiko, which is at the foot of Mount Fuji and near the starting point for one of the most-used trails up the mountain, became so popular with visitors that it was causing problems for locals.

  • jolEnglish
    151·
    1 month ago

    The locals are supposed to be able to also enjoy their home town

    • VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      16·
      1 month ago

      So the rich can buy up every good view and the stupid poors better not stink up the place by stopping to admire it?

      • jolEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        Did you read the article? The tourists were damaging the place, leaving trash behind, and going into people’s private areas. No one wants route tourists in their backyard, rich or poor. There’s no lack of other tourist spots and view points to visit. .