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A Railway on Mt. Fuji?! Why Critics Are Crying Foul (unseen-japan.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Mt. Fuji may lose its World Heritage status if it can't control overtourism. But one proposed solution - a railway - has critics up in arms.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It would be incredible if J-Rail can actually be mandated to build a railway line up EVERY single mountain in Japan. Like just the construction alone would be nigh impossible, and the maintenance nightmare. There is not a single way that anyone in their right mind would think this a feasible idea.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sir, we in Switzerland like to build trains and cable cars on mountains. We even have the highest train station of Europe and it was built in a way that tourism paid for most of it and now it has been done over hundred years ago. It's really not that hard. Although all Mountains might be a horrible idea.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

yeah but its not in japan is it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

But Japanese traines are special

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

judging from the thumbnail they are amphibius.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Dan Quayle is that you?