FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—Local authorities have removed a screen blocking an iconic view of Mount Fuji hovering over a convenience store here just three months after installing it.

Starting this summer, climbers are banned from going up the mountain at night ... Mt. Fuji symbolizes freedom, because there are no other mountains around it to block the view.

To make it in time for sunrise, many attempt to complete the climb through the night without breaks ... a large black screen to block the view of Mount Fuji to dissuade tourists who litter ...

Japan town begins blocking Mt. Fuji view from ‘bad-mannered’ tourists ... Many climb through the night to see the sunrise ...

A woman in her 70s says that she really enjoyed the view of Mount Fuji from the street when she got out of the station. "I was sad that the view was blocked, so I'm happy about getting it back." ...

Some omakase restaurants will have a limited guest list with only one or two seatings a night. Mt. Fuji ended up seating 110 people. “We should’ve kept it at 40,” Yusuke Jackson said ...