Gripped by summit fever, many Mt. Fuji climbers head straight to the mountain’s 5th stations to pick up trails to the top, leaving a once revered route largely forgotten.
In Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, the local government and residents are taking steps to spark a revival of the Yoshida Trail from the foot of Mt. Fuji to the 5th station and reintroduce visitors to the reverence with which the mountain was once held.
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