Thankfully, the Mt. Fuji part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park is huge. With very limited access to most of the region, don’t get me wrong every lake has local public transportation such as buses, but they run about 5 a day or less. So about 99.5% of tourists are stuck on the beaten path, and hang around Lake Kawaguchiko, and Lake Yamanakako is getting more popular, as it has an abundance of lodging, but again with limited public transportation.   And thankfully there is not plan to add extra public transportation especially after the troubles we have seen at Lawson Fujikawaguchiko, and lets be honest for a moment, if Lawson owners really cared about the tourists and garbage some tourist toss on the street,  they would put a screen to block Mt. Fuji on-top of their store.  But no, that might put them in a negative light, so they have made us tax payers pay for the wall that they are putting up across the street from the store.  Yes, the wall is being constructed across the street, so I am almost positive the tourist problem is not over yet, Fujisan is only being partially blocked at this Lawson!  
Participants on my annual group Essence of Autumn Leaves photo tour, Essence of Cherry Blossoms photo tour and Hokkaido photo workshops will not have to deal with tourist pollution, as we spend 5 days in the Mt. Fuji, Hakone region off the beaten path journeying deep into authentic Japanese scenery and culture.