Workers install a net to obscure a view of Mount Fuji in front of the Lawson convenience store in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, May 21, 2024. Makoto Kimura/AP ...

Sayonara, selfies! A Japanese town with breathtaking views of Mount Fuji has become so overrun with selfie-taking tourists that it is putting up a barrier to block the picturesque vista of the ...

None worked. The black mesh net, when completed in mid-May, will be 8.2 feet high and 65.6 feet long, and will almost completely block the view of Mount Fuji, officials said.

The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has erected a giant black net to block views of Mount Fuji, a reaction to the town’s huge popularity on Instagram and other social media platforms.

Authorities have also started a new online booking system for the Yoshida trail on Mount Fuji, capping daily hiker entries to 4,000 and imposing a mandatory fee of 2,000 yen.

According to an AFP reporter, workers have installed black netting to block the view in a bid to deter tourists from visiting. The netting measures 2.5 by 20 metres (eight by 65 feet).

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