Railway station adopts English info for foreign visitors

Railway station adopts English info for foreign visitors

English information is available at Fuji Kyuko Co.'s Kawaguchiko Station in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, as seen in this file photo take on Jan. 28, 2015. The station has seen a fast increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting to see Mt. Fuji since Japan's tallest mountain was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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