Yamanashi and Shizuoka took in more than ¥34 million from climbers willing to pay a fee to scale Mount Fuji, which straddles the prefectures, during a 10-day trial period this summer, prefectural officials said Tuesday.
The voluntary admission fee of ¥1,000 charged between July 25 and Aug. 3 was preliminary to a proposed permanent fee from next summer to access the nation's highest peak. The purpose of the fee is to pay for environmental preservation and safety measures for climbers.
Shizuoka received ¥14,974,472 from 14,988 climbers on its three trails up the mountain, while Yamanashi received ¥19,155,350 from the 19,339 climbers who trod its single summit route, according to officials.