Japanese town sours on the crowds coming to see cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji
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Foreign and national visitors arrive at the entrance of Arakurayama Sengen Park Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Foreign visitors pose for photos at Honcho Street with Mt. Fuji as background on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Fujiyoshida, west of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Foreign visitors stand to photograph Mount Fuji though Honcho Street on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Fujiyoshida, west of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Foreign and Japanese visitors arrive to see cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji at Arakurayama Sengen Park on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Fujiyoshida, west of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Mount Fuji is seen though cherry blossoms at Arakurayama Sengen Park on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Fujiyoshida, west of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Foreign and national visitors arrive at the entrance of Arakurayama Sengen Park Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)