Visitor fee for Japan highland resort Kamikochi eyed for conservation

TOKYO - The city of Matsumoto in central Japan may introduce a fee for tourists and climbers visiting Kamikochi, a highland resort facing growing visitor pressure, as early as fiscal 2028, to help fund landscape conservation and measures against natural disasters.

The city's move in Nagano Prefecture comes as visitor numbers to Kamikochi, part of the Chubu Sangaku National Park in the Northern Japan Alps, have risen sharply since the end of the pandemic.