Photo/Illutration The T4 Doctor Yellow train in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, is seen on Jan. 28, against the backdrop of Mount Fuji. (Tatsuya Shimada)

SHIZUOKA—Climbers ascending Mount Fuji from the Shizuoka Prefecture side will be charged a 4,000 yen ($26) toll in this summer’s climbing season, which kicks off in July, local officials confirmed.

The prefectural assembly approved the entry fee on March 17, which applies to the Fujinomiya, Gotenba and Subashiri trails on Japan’s highest peak.

The move comes after neighboring Yamanashi Prefecture, which began collecting an entry fee last year, announced that it would double its fee to 4,000 yen.

The two regions decided to standardize the charge across all routes leading to the 3,776-meter summit, ensuring that climbers pay the same amount whichever side they ascend from.

To enforce the new regulation, Shizuoka Prefecture will staff the trail gates with toll collectors.

Additionally, to reduce the risk of accidents, climbers without overnight reservations at mountain huts will not be allowed to enter the trails between 2 p.m. and 3 a.m.

The same policy will also apply to the trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.

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