Japan to introduce online booking for Mount Fuji trail

Tourists take pictures from the opposite street of a convenience store with Mount Fuji. Photo: Philip Fong/AFP

An online booking system for Mount Fuji’s most popular trail was announced on Monday by Japanese authorities trying to fight overtourism on the active volcano.Japan’s highest mountain has become increasingly crowded during the summer hiking season, raising concerns over safety and environmental damage.To ease congestion on the Yoshida Trail, the preferred route for most hikers,...