Japan town begins blocking Mount Fuji view from 'bad-mannered' tourists

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO: Work has begun in a small Japanese town to erect a barrier blocking views of the country's most famous sight, Mount Fuji, after locals complained of bad behaviour by photo-hungry tourists. Fujikawaguchiko town began building panels of mesh netting at a spot where unending flows of mostly foreign tourists visit daily to take photos of the majestic mountain sitting behind a Lawson convenience store. Photos taken from a narrow stretch of pavement across a busy road from the Lawson …