富士山吉田口、通行料徴収へ　混雑対策、４０００人超で規制―山梨県

　山梨県は２０日、来年から富士山の同県側５合目登山口（吉田口）にゲートを設置し、通行料を徴収する方針を明らかにした。登山者数も規制し、混雑や弾丸登山への対策を図る。県は地元関係者と調整した上で、来年２月の県議会に条例案を提出する。
　県によると、通行料の金額は未定だが、ゲート通過時の支払いを義務化する。来年７月１日の開山日から適用される見通し。
　開山期間中（７～９月ごろ）は午後４時から翌日午前２時までゲートを閉鎖。１日の登山者数が４０００人を超えた場合も規制する。山小屋宿泊者は例外的に規制中でもゲートを通過できるという。（2023/12/20-18:23）

The prefectural government of Yamanashi, west of Tokyo, plans to set up a gate at the fifth station of Mount Fuji and begin collecting entry fees next year, prefectural officials said Wednesday.
   It will also control the number of climbers to ease congestion and prevent visitors from climbing through the night, the officials said.
   For the initiatives, the prefectural government plans to submit an ordinance to the prefectural assembly in February next year after consulting with local communities.
   "We want to ensure the safety of climbers by implementing the (planned) measures," Yamanashi Governor Kotaro Nagasaki told a news conference.
   According to the prefectural government's plan, climbers will be required to pay entry fees when passing through the gate that will be installed at the entrance of the Yoshida Trail. The fees are expected to be collected from the July 1 start of next year's climbing season. The amount to be collected has not yet been decided.