{"id":255277,"date":"2020-05-19T00:57:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T04:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=255277"},"modified":"2025-01-09T04:15:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T09:15:15","slug":"japan-closes-mt-fuji-to-climbers-due-to-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/05\/19\/japan-closes-mt-fuji-to-climbers-due-to-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan closes Mt. Fuji to climbers due to pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_55329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55329\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/shutterstock_144469753.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55329\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/shutterstock_144469753.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/shutterstock_144469753.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/shutterstock_144469753-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mt. Fuji, a volcanic mountain, has the highest mountain peak in Japan \u2013 3,776 meters above sea level. (Shutterstock photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>ANKARA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Japan on Monday decided to close Mt. Fuji for climbers this summer due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, local media reported.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy professional cialis online <a href=\"https:\/\/rxbio.com\/css\/css\/professional-cialis.html\">https:\/\/rxbio.com\/css\/css\/professional-cialis.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Mt. Fuji, a volcanic mountain, has the highest mountain peak in Japan \u2013 3,776 meters above sea level.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time in 60 years that all routes leading to the mountain have been closed, Kyodo news reported.<\/p>\n<p>A UNESCO world cultural heritage site, Mt.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy addyi online <a href=\"https:\/\/rxbio.com\/css\/css\/addyi.html\">https:\/\/rxbio.com\/css\/css\/addyi.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> Fuji is located in the central Shizuoka province along the Pacific coast, with three major routes in the province leading to the peak. Climbing season runs from July to September.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy doxycycline online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/doxycycline.html\">https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/doxycycline.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The local government in Shizuoka announced today it will not open any of the paths for the official climbing season this year.<\/p>\n<p>The central Yamanashi province has already announced that it will not open the fourth route, the choice of over 60 percent of climbers to reach the peak.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have even decided to shutter cabins set up along the routes used by climbers.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, around 236,000 climbers trekked the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Japan has over 16,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, while 769 patients have died due to the infection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANKARA\u00a0\u2013 Japan on Monday decided to close Mt. 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