Japan Introduces Toll Charges For Mt Fuji To Protect The Environs

Overtourism has become an issue in many places across the world. As the number of visitors increases, tourist destinations are overwhelmed by travellers. They are having to contend with the detrimental effects of mass tourism, which include pollution and damage to locations and landmarks. Once a peaceful place of pilgrimage, Mount Fuji in Japan today welcomes millions of tourists every year. The number of hikers climbing the well-known volcano at all hours of the day and night, according to authorities, is an ecological embarrassment. "Mount Fuji is screaming," said the local region's governor not long ago.