05/28/2024

Sightseers Poke Holes in Barrier That Was Installed to Keep Them Away

This is happening in Fujikawaguchiko, Japan

Locals in a Japanese town frustrated by overtourism had a plan to keep unruly sightseers away, but people are already poking holes in it. Literally.

A week after a giant black mesh barrier was mounted in Fujikawaguchiko to block a popular view of Mount Fuji in the background of a convenience store, local authorities are reporting that around 10 small openings have been made in the barrier.

“It’s about manners. It’s a shame,” a local official told Agence France-Presse—though he added that the finger-sized holes seemed too small to actually take good photos. "I tried to put a camera up to one of the holes. In fact, I think the net came into the frame," he added.

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