A staff members of mountaineering administration center prepares wristbands proving climbing permit at mountaineering administration center near a newly-built trail gate for admission, as a part of series of trial restrictions to curb overtourism by Yamanashi Prefecture, on the first day of climbing season at Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail (Yoshida Route) on the fifth stage of the slopes of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain 3,776 metres (12,388 ft), in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Issei Kato