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富士山可能成世界文化遗产 The Agency for Cultural Affairs issued a notice Wednesday saying Mount Fuji was recommended for World Heritage status by the International Council on Monuments and Sites, a body affiliated with UNESCO. 5月1日，日本文化厅发表一则通知，富士山被国际古迹遗址理事会推荐列入世界遗产名录，此机构是联合国教科文组织的附属机构。 Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji looks likely to win recognition as a World Heritage site. ? Formal approval is expected in June at a World Heritage Committee meeting in Cambodia. ? A collection of cultural sites in Kamakura, a scenic（风景优美的） town near Tokyo that once was the nations capital, were not recommended. ? Mount Fuji would be Japans 13th cultural World Heritage site. The 3,776-meter (12,388-foot) volcanic peak is ringed by lakes, national parks, temples and shrines. It rises from the Pacific coast and is seen as a sacred part of Japans cultural landscape both in Buddhist and indigenous（本土的） Shinto traditions. ? About 300,000 people follow religious pilgrims of centuries past in climbing Mount Fuji each year, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization, most of them crowding into a brief summer climbing season. ? Local officials are already pondering how to improve traffic access and other facilities to accommodate an anticipated increase in visitors, while preserving the areas natural beauty. ? Its crucial that we preserve all the vantage points from which we can view Mount Fuji, Shoji Watai, an expert on a cultural preservation panel of Fujinomiya city, one of several towns near the mountain. ? The news pushed shares in Fuji Kyuko Co., a railway that serves the area, up 16 percent to their highest level since 1991.