FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--The hope here is that badly behaved foreign tourists have learned their lesson and there will be no need to block views of majestic Mount Fuji in the future.

Mount Fuji can be easily seen from multiple prefectures ... including tourists stomping through flower beds between the store and the sidewalk. But after the sheet went up, the annoyance level ...

You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more iconic hike than that of the famous Mount Fuji, which rises to an ... to rocky slopes covered in wild spring flowers, it also offers breathtaking views ...