Authorities in the Japanese city of Fujiyoshida have decided to cancel a long-running spring cherry blossom festival at one ...

Authorities scrap Arakurayama Sengen park cherry blossom festival near Mount Fuji because of tourists trespassing, littering and ‘defecating in private yards’ ...

"Overtourism" during Japan's iconic blossom season makes life for locals in Fujiyoshida town unmanageable, authorities say.

Authorities in Japanese city Fujiyoshida have canceled a popular spring cherry blossom festival at a renowned Mount Fuji ...

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