FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture—The construction of a gate at the fifth station of Mount Fuji was completed on June 17, two weeks ahead of its use to stop crowds and unsafe climbing of Japan ...
making it one of the largest wooden gates still standing in Japan. A Buddhist hall sits on the upper level. The central government designated the gate a national treasure in 2002.
Facial recognition ticket gates will be introduced Friday for some Keisei Electric Railway Co. express trains linking downtown Tokyo and Narita airport, aiming to reduce congestion caused by rising ...