THE CULTURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITE ADMINISTRATION ON OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE RESOURCE: A CASE STUDY OF MOUNT FUJI IN THE FUJI-HAKONE-IZU NATIONAL PARK, JAPAN
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14456/jem.2023.11Keywords:
Administration, Fujisan, Cultural World Heritage Site, Outstanding Universal Value, JapanAbstract
Mount Fuji, Japan’s unique identity, is recognized internationally and has become an outstanding universal value of the Fujisan Cultural Heritage Site. A sacred and artistically inspiring land that causing development for tourism, especially on the slopes of cone-shaped volcanoes. It is therefore a case study of this study aimed at the management that maintains the outstanding universal value of Mount Fuji. The methodology applied qualitative research; a phenomenological model of interpretation based on the data of the field participatory observation and documentary research.
The study found that Mount Fuji has four main access routes spread around it. All routes begin with a paved road from the hill to the 5th station that has been developed to support tourism, more or less varies. The 5th station connects to the upper routes on the mountain to submit. There are huts along all upper routes for tourists overnight. The Fujisan World Heritage Site management is operated by The Fujisan World Cultural Heritage Council, according to the recommendations of the World Heritage Committee on interpretation and visitation facilities, and management systems/management plans.
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