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- Yamanashi Prefecture will charge 8,000 yen per five minutes for off-season Mount Fuji helicopter rescues starting September next year.
- Yamanashi will require climbers to submit a notification form before climbing above the sixth station (?2,700 m) in the off-season.
- Governor Kotaro Nagasaki said the measures aim to deter reckless climbing during the off-season.
- Shizuoka Prefecture will also require notification forms and a demerit-point system for off-season climbs, targeting September next year.
