Climbers on Mt. Fuji asked to pay admission fee

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Climbers pay a 1,000 yen admission fee on July 25, 2013 at a collection box at the sixth station of Mt. Fuji. Local authorities started collecting the fee on a trial basis the same day from those climbing Mt. Fuji to secure funds for preserving the environment at the new UNESCO world heritage site.

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