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'Indonesia' graffiti on Mt. Fuji sparks protests
Graffiti marked on a big boulder in Mount Fuji is generating complaints and even prompting a response in the local media with the publication of an article Thursday in the Shizuoka Shimbun newspaper entitled âHoly Mountain Attacked
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raffiti marked on a big boulder inMount Fuji is generating complaints and even prompting a response in the local media with the publication of an article Thursday in the Shizuoka Shimbun newspaper entitled 'HolyMountain Attacked.'
UNESCO has designated this 3,776 meter tall volcano as a world heritage site. Now, capitalized and orange-colored graffiti can be found in three places on the Fujinomiya trail, which stands 3,500 meters above sea level tribunnews.com reported on Thursday.
After being found on the mountain's 9th trail and 5th Shaku, the graffiti will be removed on August 8th by the Fuji province's department of culture.
The graffiti, which reads 'INDONESIA' and is accompanied by white arrows pointing the way up, is written on a giant boulder with letters that are 80 centimeters long. There are approximately two meters between each of the three graffiti locations.
Mount Fuji has never had a graffiti problem in the past. In the recent article, the newspaper writes, 'This attack on Mount Fuji's sanctity, which is a world heritage and an object of faith, causes unfortunate discomfort for climbers.'
