Mt. Fuji's climbing season ends, all trails closed until next summer

Mt. Fuji's climbing season ended on Wednesday, with all four trails closed until around July next year to prevent accidents due mainly to snowstorms.Local police warned against people climbing Japan's highest peak, southwest of Tokyo, when trails are closed, stressing that wintry conditions make the ascent especially dangerous.Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, which manage the routes on the 3,776-meter peak, have recently seen rises in off-season and unplanned climbs that have often resulted in climbers becoming stranded.From this climbing season, both prefectures started charging an entr…READ FULL ARTICLE