FUJIYOSHIDA, JAPAN -- The quest to share an iconic image of Japan on social media is driving a tourist boom near Mount Fuji that is spreading far beyond the beaten track.

Tourists flock to the city of Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi Prefecture for the picture-perfect vistas of nearby Mount Fuji.

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An employee was trapped and killed while making an inspection of the roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Friday. According to police, the 29-year-old male ...

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The officers then took their campaign to a park in Fujiyoshida City that is popular among foreign tourists for its view of Mt. Fuji and a five-story pagoda. An officer from the traffic division of ...