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Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Work to install a blackout net and fences is underway near the convenience store in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on May 7.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
13:32 JST, May 15, 2024
A blackout screen blocking the view of Mt. Fuji near a convenience store popular among foreign tourists is expected to be installed on May 21, Yamanashi Prefecture’s Fujikawaguchiko town government announced.
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Tourists look at Mt. Fuji sitting atop a convenience store in Fuji-Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on May 10.
Tourists had been flocking to take pictures from the sidewalk across the town’s Kawaguchiko-ekimae Lawson to capture a shot of Mt. Fuji sitting atop the convenience store, causing traffic jams and safety concerns.
The town has already begun work to install a 2.5-meter-tall net spanning 20 meters along the sidewalk to block the view. It also plans to install nine fences, each 80-centimeter-tall and 3-meter-wide, to prevent people from jaywalking across the road in front of Lawson. Work may be delayed in case of bad weather, such as heavy rain.
