As the Independent points out, though, Mount Fuji is hardly the “weirdest place to have it.” Everest has has Wi-Fi hotspots since 2010 and even the North Pole has been wired since 2005.

The area, a popular photography spot because of how Mount Fuji rises behind the convenience store, has gained traction on social media, attracting a surge of foreign tourists.

Tourists flock to Fujikawaguchiko, a town in Japan, to take pictures of Mount Fuji. An official said foreign tourists crowd the area, leave trash, and ignore traffic laws.

By Megan Willett-Wei Oct 31, 2012, 12:50 PM PT Yu Yamauchi Self-taught photographer Yu Yamauchi captured 600 sunrises from the top of Mount Fuji in 600 days between 2006 and 2010.

A picturesque Japanese town is putting up a giant mesh barrier to block a popular selfie spot near Mount Fuji. Fujikawaguchiko, at the foot of the Yoshida Trail to Mount Fuji, has become overrun ...