Curtains come down on Mt Fuji view for Japan's tourists

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan — A Japanese town mounted a large mesh barrier at a popular viewing spot for Mount Fuji on Tuesday, in an attempt to deter photo-taking by an ever-growing number of tourists.

Japan's most famous sight can be seen for kilometers around, but Fujikawaguchiko locals are fed up with streams of mostly foreign visitors littering, trespassing and breaking traffic rules in their hunt for a photo to share on social media.

Parking illegally and ignoring a smoking ban, they would cram a pavement to shoot the snowcapped mountain, which soars photogenically into the sky from behind a convenience store, residents said.