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Town blocks view of Mt. Fuji to deter tourists
CBS News· 17 hours agoThe town of Fuji Kawaguchiko is known for its view of Mt. Fuji – but if local officials get their way, it won't be any more. After too many tourists...
Construction on first Kentucky Wawa starts soon. Where the new-to-market stores are headed
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoWashington. Wawa stores coming to Southern Indiana One store planned for Clark County, Indiana, was...
A popular place to see Japan's Mount Fuji used to be in front of a convenience store
NPR· 2 hours agoVisitors named the spot in Fujikawaguchiko "Mt. Fuji Lawson" after the store's name. The town, however, put up black netting to block the view after residents complained tourists would break laws.
Mt. Fuji no more: Japanese town erects huge black screen to deter crowds of selfie-seeking tourists
Euronews via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoBut locals have had enough of tourists blocking pavements and stopping traffic to get the perfect...
No more cute snaps of Mount Fuji over a convenience store. A screen was built to stop tourist crowds
San Francisco Chronicle· 10 hours agoA particularly popular photo location was outside a Lawson convenience store, from where a...
Swarmed with tourists, Japan town blocks off viral view of Mt. Fuji - BusinessWorld Online
BusinessWorld· 1 day agoJapan’s majestic Mt. Fuji was some 700,000 years in the making, but on one sultry May morning, it...
Sick of tourists, Japan town to put up barrier blocking Mt Fuji
Digital Journal· 1 day agoSince then, poles have been put up in preparation for a screen measuring 2.5 by 20 metres (eight by...
Curtains come down on Mt Fuji view for Japan's tourists
China Daily· 10 hours agoParking illegally and ignoring a smoking ban, they would cram a pavement to shoot the snowcapped mountain, which soars photogenically into the sky from behind a convenience
We can't have nice things! Japan imposes new rules to climb Mt. Fuji to fight overtourism, littering
U-T San Diego· 2 days agoOnly 4,000 climbers will be allowed to enter the trail per day; 3,000 slots will be available for online booking at a fee of 2,000 yen (about $18), and the remaining 1,000 can be booked in person ...
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Traverse City Record-Eagle· 23 hours agoA particularly popular photo location was outside a Lawson convenience store, from where a photograph taken at a particular angle would make it seem as ...