Yamanashi Prefecture’s “Mt. Fuji Climbing Railway Plan” abandons LRT plan, changes to rubber tire new transportation system, may connect to new linear station in the future

Yamanashi Prefecture’s “Mt. Fuji Climbing Railway Plan” abandons LRT plan, changes to rubber tire new transportation system, may connect to new linear station in the future

Regarding the ``Mt. Fuji Climbing Railway'' project, Yamanashi Prefecture is abandoning the next-generation streetcar (LRT) rail system and switching to a rubber-tired new transportation system called ``Fuji Tram (tentative name).''…

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We asked the Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture about turning Mt. Fuji into a “world-class tourist area,” from resolving issues such as mountaineering regulations to his vision for the future.

We asked the Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture about turning Mt. Fuji into a “world-class tourist area,” from resolving issues such as mountaineering regulations to his vision for the future.

This summer, Yamanashi Prefecture attracted attention for the first time it introduced restrictions on climbing Mt. Fuji as a measure against overtourism. What kind of tourism strategy does Yamanashi Prefecture,…

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Yamanashi Prefecture aims to become a design-advanced prefecture, revitalizes the region through changes in policy, tourism, etc., and opens the new “Yamanashi Design Center”

Yamanashi Prefecture aims to become a design-advanced prefecture, revitalizes the region through changes in policy, tourism, etc., and opens the new “Yamanashi Design Center”

In November 2024, Yamanashi Prefecture will open the Yamanashi Design Center, attached to the Prefectural Museum of Art, within the prefectural government building as the prefecture's design promotion base. With…

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Local attachment ranking 2024, Okinawa and Hokkaido are at the top, Saitama is at the bottom of the list of people who want to come

Local attachment ranking 2024, Okinawa and Hokkaido are at the top, Saitama is at the bottom of the list of people who want to come

Jalan Research Center conducted a survey of residents and visitors to Tokyo in each of the 47 prefectures to find out their level of attachment to their local area, the…

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Yamanashi Prefecture’s “Mount Fuji Mountain Railway Plan” – Construction of a new next-generation tramway is estimated to have an economic effect of 1.56 trillion yen and employment effect of 120,000 people over 40 years of operation

Yamanashi Prefecture’s “Mount Fuji Mountain Railway Plan” – Construction of a new next-generation tramway is estimated to have an economic effect of 1.56 trillion yen and employment effect of 120,000 people over 40 years of operation

Yamanashi Prefecture has announced the results of a survey aimed at commercializing the Mount Fuji mountain railway project. It is estimated that the economic impact of the railway and surrounding…

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Yamanashi Prefecture to test the effectiveness of this summer’s “Mount Fuji climbing restrictions,” reducing the number of climbers by 20% and resulting in zero days exceeding the daily limit; next summer to be unified with Shizuoka Prefecture

Yamanashi Prefecture to test the effectiveness of this summer’s “Mount Fuji climbing restrictions,” reducing the number of climbers by 20% and resulting in zero days exceeding the daily limit; next summer to be unified with Shizuoka Prefecture

Yamanashi Prefecture has announced the results of an evaluation of the effectiveness of restrictions on the Yoshidaguchi climbing route of Mt. Fuji implemented this summer. The number of climbers during…

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