Abstract
Impact on user expectations in natural parks is probable even if they don't in practice visit the area. This research accordingly sets out to classify the expectations of not only the actual climbers but also other potential climbers in the natural park study area around Mt. Fuji in the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park in Japan. The twin objectives are 1) to classify the expectations of natural park users and 2) to clarify the relationship between user characteristics, expectations and the impact on them to find out what factors dominate the decision to climb Mt. Fuji. The results classified user expectations into 5 groups and the fact that over half the potential climbers with negative mountain-climbing intentions have expectations of "wilderness and conserving solitude" shows that there is a large impact on user expectations.
