PUBLIC NOTICE: Regarding the Seasonal Closure of Trail 3776

Notice of Ascent and Absence

[OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ADVISORY: TOY-2026-F]

1. REGARDING THE TEMPORARY BOUNDARY Effective immediately, the path of volcanic ash is closed. Do not cross the yellow tape shivering against the wind. The mountain is not an achievement; it is a respiration. Right now, she is exhaling ice, and we do not have the lungs to match her.

2. EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS The Bureau mandates the following for all seekers:

A sturdy pair of boots for the unstable scree.

A headlamp to pierce the breath of the fog.

A heart that knows when to turn back. Note: A heavy coat cannot insulate you against the sudden realization of your own smallness. Wool cannot stop the shivering of a soul that looked too deep into the white-out.

3. PROHIBITED ACTIONS It is strictly forbidden to leave anything behind. This includes plastic bottles, rusted cans, and the names of those you intended to forget at the summit. The basalt does not want your grief. The wind will not carry your secrets; it only scatters them like frozen grit. Do not shout. The echo you hear is not yours; it is the mountain correcting your grammar.

4. REGARDING THE MISSING If you find a single glove buried in the snow, report it to the ranger station at the fifth station. Do not wonder who the hand belonged to. Do not think of the tea they left cold on the table, or the way their shoes still wait in a genkan in Shizuoka. Simply log the coordinate. Efficiency is our only defense against the infinite.

5. FINAL WARNING The sun will rise at 4:38 AM. It will be beautiful and indifferent. The light does not care if you reached the top. The mountain will remain under the clouds, counting the pebbles we disturbed with our pride. Please descend in an orderly fashion. Keep your eyes on the heels of the person in front of you. To look up is to realize how much of the world belongs to the stone, and how little belongs to us.

BY ORDER OF THE PREFECTURAL SAFETY OFFICE