Mount Fuji view to be blocked as tourists overcrowd popular photo spot

Fujikawaguchiko town official says choice to erect huge barrier is regrettable' and last resort

A huge barrier to block views of Mount Fuji will be installed at a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists.

Construction of the mesh net - 2.5 metres (8ft) high and the length of a cricket pitch at 20 metres - will begin as early as next week, an official from Fujikawaguchiko town said on Friday.