By EIICHI MURANO/ Staff Writer
September 24, 2019 at 08:00 JST
National flags sold at a shop at Mount Fuji’s fifth station in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, for climbers to take pictures with when they reach the summit of the nation’s highest peak (Eiichi Murano)
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories featuring the aesthetic landscapes of Mount Fuji, Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture and Izu in Shizuoka Prefecture, which have been visited by an increasing number of tourists from overseas. Based on conversations with travelers, the series casts light on sceneries and cultural heritages that gave form to these areas. [Read More]
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