Fuji

American

[foo-jee] / ˈfu dʒi /

noun

a dormant volcano in central Japan, on Honshu island: highest mountain in Japan. 12,395 feet (3,778 meters).

Fuji British

/ ˈfuːdʒɪ /

noun

Also known as: Fujiyama. Fuji-san. an extinct volcano in central Japan, in S central Honshu: the highest mountain in Japan, famous for its symmetrical snow-capped cone. Height: 3776 m (12 388 ft)

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Previously Chinese visitors were the biggest contingent, contributing to a tourism boom in the land of cherry blossom and Mount Fuji that was fuelled by a weak yen making shopping cheap.

From Barron's

Japanese authorities in a town near Mount Fuji have cancelled this year's cherry blossom festival, saying a surge in tourist numbers is unmanageable for locals.

From BBC

The Takaichi government enjoys around 90 percent support among those under 30, according to a poll published at the end of December by the conservative Sankei Shimbun newspaper and Fuji Television.

From Barron's

Japan has introduced an entry fee and a daily cap on the number of hikers climbing Mount Fuji.

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The overall increase is partly due to government policies to promote attractions from Mount Fuji's majestic slopes to shrines and sushi bars in more far-flung parts of the archipelago.

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