Japan town to block Mount Fuji view after tourists overcrowd popular photo spot

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Fujikawaguchiko town official says choice to erect a huge barrier is ‘regrettable’ and last resort

A huge barrier to block Mount Fuji from view will be installed in a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists.

Construction of the mesh net – 2.5 metres (8 feet) high and the length of a cricket pitch at 20 metres – will begin as early as next week, an official from Fujikawaguchiko town said on Friday.

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