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Riyadh Season Receives 17 Million Visitors

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Riyadh Season Receives 17 Million Visitors

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

The Riyadh Season announced that since the launch of its activities in late October, it has received 17 million visitors across all its regions, SPA said on Friday.
The event is filled with various entertainment options, games, shopping, festivals, and exhibitions to cater to all tastes. The theme for this year's event is "Big Time," which has successfully hosted several events, including the Riyadh Season Cup that concluded recently.
New and exciting events are also being held across several regions, including the Boulevard City area, which boasts international entertainment options, Boulevard World for various international cultures, and VIA Riyadh for cinema, cafes, restaurants, and global brands. Each area has a unique entertainment character that caters to visitors' diverse preferences.
Since its fourth edition launch, the Riyadh Season has attracted visitors from all walks of life to its events catering to various entertainment fields. During the event, several plays and artistic evenings by Arab artists have been held in theaters and restaurants.

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Man Rescued from Mount Fuji Twice in One Week

Climbers gather on the first day of the climbing season at Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail (Yoshida Route) at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Climbers gather on the first day of the climbing season at Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail (Yoshida Route) at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Man Rescued from Mount Fuji Twice in One Week

Climbers gather on the first day of the climbing season at Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail (Yoshida Route) at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Climbers gather on the first day of the climbing season at Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail (Yoshida Route) at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Issei Kato

A man in his 20s was airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji then rescued again from its steep slopes just days later because he returned to find his phone, according to media reports.

Police told AFP the Chinese university student, who lives in Japan, was found Saturday by another off-season hiker on a trail more than 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) above sea level.

"He was suspected of having altitude sickness and was taken to hospital," a police spokesman in Shizuoka region said on Monday.

Later, officers discovered that the man was the same one who had been rescued on Mount Fuji four days previously, private broadcaster TBS and other media outlets reported.

Police could not immediately confirm the reports, which said the man -- having been rescued by helicopter on Tuesday -- returned on Friday to retrieve his mobile phone, which he forgot to bring with him during the first rescue.

It was not known whether he was able to find his phone in the end, said the reports, citing unnamed sources.

Mount Fuji, an active volcano and Japan's highest peak, is covered in snow for most of the year.

Its hiking trails are open from early July to early September, a period when crowds trudge up the steep, rocky slopes through the night to see the sunrise.

People are dissuaded from hiking outside of the summer season because conditions can be treacherous.

The symmetrical 3,776-meter mountain has been immortalized in countless artworks, including Hokusai's "Great Wave". It last erupted around 300 years ago.

In a bid to prevent overcrowding on Mount Fuji, authorities last year brought in an entry fee and cap on numbers for the most popular Yoshida Trail.

Starting this summer, hikers on any of Mount Fuji's four main trails will be charged an entry fee of 4,000 yen ($27).