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Price to climb Mt Fuji doubles from Yamanashi side, Shizuoka side to charge tolls for first time.
New plan would require entry fees for all Mt. Fuji trails and standardize entry time limits.
In less than a week, Shizuoka has seen double the amount of deaths than it has in any entire climbing season in the past five years.
Pilgrimage town of less than 3,000 residents received almost 1.4 million tourists last year.
Required fees will be in place by the start of hiking season, and probably won’t be the only thing you’ll need to pay for to see the sunrise from the summit.
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