Peak Japan: why foreign tourists are going mad for Mount Fuji

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Japanese artist Hokusai famously produced a series of woodblock prints titled Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, and centuries later, the majestic mountain still captures the imagination. However, now that translates into record numbers of tourists eager to commemorate their visit with painstakingly staged photos.

An unencumbered view of Fuji is something to treasure – so much so that a real estate developer this week agreed to tear down a nearly completed apartment block in western Tokyo because it blocked residents’ view of the mountain. Developer Sekisui House said it decided to take down the 10-storey building due to “insufficient consideration for the impact on the scenery”.

The mountain’s popularity is also causing problems in other parts of Japan, with huge barriers installed to block the view at popular photo spots by authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists.

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