Mount Fuji seems to be losing its World Heritage status and becoming the victim of over-tourism. The scenic spot was listed as a world heritage site in 2013. 【小题1】, a jump in the number of tourists climbing the majestic mountain is 【小题2】 (threat) that listing. With so many visitors 【小题3】 (head) towards those trails, Japan is experiencing a post-covid tourist boom. Mt. Fuji is so popular in Japan that many Japanese hope to climb it at least once in their lives. 【小题4】 considerable number of climbers is causing environmental damage on the slopes. Litter is left across the volcanic ash, and large parking lots have been constructed to accommodate tourists.

A local official told reporters that: “Fuji is faced 【小题5】 a real crisis. Tourism has become uncontrollable, and we fear that Mt. Fuji will soon become an unattractive place 【小题6】 nobody would want to go climbing.” He added: “Fuji is screaming in pain. We can’t just wait for improvement; we need to tackle over-tourism now.” The mountain’s fifth base station 【小题7】 (witness) a 50 percent rise in visitors since 2013, with about four million visitors this summer. Another headache for local authorities is “bullet climbers”, people who have an 【小题8】 (intend) to ascend and descend Fuji in 24 hours. They risk getting altitude sickness and hypothermia. 【小题9】 (fortunate), the official climbing season ended on Sunday, preventing Fuji from 【小题10】 (far) damage.