Kiso Town lifts restrictions on the Mitake and Kurosawa trails
Municipal officials pull out a pole attached to a mountain trail restriction rope at the top of the 9th station of Mt.
One day at Mt. Ontake (3,067 meters), where 63 people died or went missing in the 2014 eruption disaster, Kiso Town is located at the top of the Kurosawa Ascending Route 9th Station and the summit.・Restricted access to about 600 meters connecting Kengamine was lifted. The deadline is October 12th. This is the third year since the eruption that the summit can be climbed throughout the season. At 8:00 a.m., a total of six town officials and people from the mountain lodge visited near the 9th station of the mountain trail and pulled out the peg with a regulated rope. Two years ago, when the restrictions were lifted for the entire season for the first time, tourists were waiting in line, but there were no climbers when the restrictions were lifted due to factors such as the impact of the new coronavirus. Ninoike Sanso, a mountain lodge in nearby Kiso Town, closed its lodging operations last year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. This year, the number of guests has been reduced to less than half, and business has started from June 26th, but in anticipation of the convergence, it is said that tour customers who had reservations last year have been canceled one after another. Yusuke Kodera (41), the manager of the lodge, said, "Although it's in nature, I'm worried about the spread of infection when people gather." Still, he looked forward, saying, "I'm grateful to be able to do business compared to last year. I'm just doing what I can." The mountain trail that leads to the top of Otaki in Otaki village is open from the beginning of this month to the end of October...
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