2023-09-12 22:00:13
The environmental carrying capacity of Mount Fuji is too high, and the authorities plan to build a light rail railway to limit the number of tourists. (Schematic diagram, picture taken from pexels)
Mount Fuji is Japan’s most representative spiritual symbol and an important world cultural heritage. However, the recent resurgence of tourist crowds has increased the burden on the environment. The authorities intend to plan a mountaineering light rail railway to limit traffic flow and avoid overcrowding. However, access to Mount Fuji is difficult. The required fee may increase from the current “Mount Fuji Preservation Cooperation Fund” of 1,000 yen (approximately NT$221) per person to a round-trip light rail ticket of 10,000 yen (approximately NT$2,219).
According to foreign media reports, the epidemic has gradually eased, Japan has reopened its borders, and the number of tourists has rebounded significantly. As a super popular tourist destination, Mount Fuji is a must-visit attraction for tourists. Among them, the fifth station of the Fuji Subaru Line, which is located halfway up Mount Fuji and is a must-pass for tourists. More than 5 million people visited the station in 2019 before the outbreak of the epidemic. Now the number of tourists has recovered to 70 to 80% of that year, which is quite impressive.
However, along with tourism comes an ecological crisis. The environmental carrying capacity of Mount Fuji has long been overwhelmed, and it has turned from a peaceful holy place in the past into a garbage mountain. It is understood that even if the weather is not good on the last Friday of the climbing season, a large number of tourists still insist on going up the mountain. The relevant departments are overwhelmed just to deal with the garbage brought by tourists, and even the manpower for cleaning toilets is quite tight.
Mount Fuji’s congestion situation is imminent, and the authorities have to face up to the problem at hand and renegotiate the long-stalled light rail tram project. The light rail is scheduled to run from the foot of Mount Fuji to the fifth station on the mountainside. This plan is not only to limit the number of visitors to Mount Fuji, but also to increase visitor experience. It is expected to transform a popular attraction into a high-end tourist attraction, bringing more economic benefits to the local area. benefit.
The round-trip fare for taking the light rail tram is about 10,000 yen (approximately NT$2,219), which is much higher than the current 2,100 yen (approximately NT$465) for taking a regular vehicle up the mountain. However, if the light rail tram goes smoothly in the future, Once the construction is completed, it is expected that privately operated shuttle buses will most likely be prohibited from passing through.
Light rail trams will also bring environmental protection benefits. According to data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, taking a tram as an example, the greenhouse gas emissions per kilometer carried by a passenger are 17 grams, which is much lower than the 53 grams of a Volkswagen bus. 130 grams with the car. Faced with the problem of “over-tourism”, Yamanashi Prefecture Governor Kotaro Nagasaki also responded positively last week, saying that measures must be taken to save it, “otherwise Mount Fuji may lose its title as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.”
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