Climbers' Attitudes toward Establishing a Maximum Numbers of Climbers on Mount Fuji

Abstract

This study focuses on Mount Fuji where a maximum number of climbers is being examined. The specific purposes of this study are 1) to grasp climbers' attributes, climbing characteristics and attitudes toward establishing a maximum number of climbers, and 2) to sort out the future points for discussion by clarifying the relationships among those factors. The results found that the largest proportion of respondents was between 20 and 49 (77%) and the most common climbing objective was to view the sunrise from the top (72%). The second common objective was to climb all the way to the top (71%). In addition, the awareness that the increase in the number of climbers would have negative influences on the quality of natural environment and culture was related to the attitudes toward establishing a maximum number of climbers.